Paroxysmal Nonkinesigenic Dyskinesias Responsive to Carbamazepine in Fahr Syndrome: A Case Report.

Clin Neuropharmacol

*Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Unit, Neurology Department, Hospital de Clínicas "José de San Martín," Buenos Aires University, Buenos Aires, Argentina; and †Neurology Unit, Movement Disorders Department, Instituto Autónomo Hospital Universitario de Los Andes, Los Andes University, Mérida, Venezuela.

Published: January 2017

Objective: This study aimed to report the case of a patient with paroxysmal nonkinesigenic dyskinesias and Fahr syndrome who had a marked response to carbamazepine.

Methods: We present the case of a 57-year-old female patient with episodes of paroxysmal choreoathetoid dyskinesias in the oromandibular region and distal region of upper and lower extremities, with fluctuating dystonic postures in the same distribution; duration was variable ranging from 30 minutes to 3 hours. Laboratory studies were consistent with primary hyperparathyroidism with bilateral brain calcifications.

Results: Treatment with low doses of carbamazepine was successful.

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