Painful tonic spasms in a patient with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: A case report.

Publication/Presentation Date

1-1-2023

Abstract

Painful tonic spasms initially described in association with multiple sclerosis are actually more common in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. Characterized by fierce pain and tonic posture of limbs, painful tonic spasms are common in patients during the recovery phase after the first episode of myelitis. A 68-year-old man presented with painful tonic spasm after 2 months of diagnosis of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. Eventual use of eslicarbazepine resulted in significant control of spasms. Early recognition of painful tonic spasms and appropriate therapeutic medications can significantly decrease the impact it can have on the quality of life among neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder patients.

Volume

11

First Page

2050313

Last Page

2050313

ISSN

2050-313X

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

37122427

Department(s)

Department of Medicine Fellows and Residents, Fellows and Residents

Document Type

Article

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