Transient blepharospasm secondary to unilateral striatal infarction

Mov Disord. 2004 Sep;19(9):1100-2. doi: 10.1002/mds.20109.

Abstract

We report on a patient who presented a transient eyelid motor disorder characterized by bilateral reflex blepharospasm as the main clinical manifestation of a right-sided striatal infarction. This case emphasizes the role of the nondominant striatum in the pathophysiology of eyelid motor abnormalities.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Blepharospasm / diagnosis
  • Blepharospasm / etiology*
  • Blepharospasm / physiopathology*
  • Cerebral Infarction / complications*
  • Cerebral Infarction / diagnosis
  • Cerebral Infarction / physiopathology*
  • Corpus Striatum / blood supply*
  • Corpus Striatum / pathology
  • Corpus Striatum / physiopathology*
  • Electromyography
  • Female
  • Functional Laterality*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Severity of Illness Index