## Abstract A case report is presented of a patient with pathologically confirmed striatonigral degeneration who experienced episodic syncope as a result of oromandibular dystonia obstructing inhalation through her mouth and nose. Β© 2004 Movement Disorder Society
Dystonia in a patient with ring chromosome 21
β Scribed by Craig E. Hou; Bradley L. Schlaggar; Brad A. Racette
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 51 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
Dystonia associated with chromosomal abnormalities is typically attributed to chromosomal deletions. We describe a patient with ring chromosome 21, with karyotype 46XX,r(21)(p11.2q22.3); 46,XX,dic r(21)(p11.2q22.3); 45, XX, β21, who developed childhood onset cervical dystonia. Β© 2003 Movement Disorder Society
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