De Silva Deidre A, Lim Shih-Hui, Tan Eng-King
Department of Neurology, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, 169608, Singapore.
J Neurol Sci. 2007 Jan 31;252(2):185-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2006.11.002. Epub 2006 Dec 21.
Dystonia is a movement disorder characterized by involuntary, sustained or repetitive, patterned muscle contractions or spasms, frequently causing squeezing and twisting movements or abnormal postures. Dystonic posturing could be one of the accompanying features of epilepsy. We report an elderly lady with intractable focal seizure who presented with more than a year of persistent hand spasms. The clinical importance of differentiating epilepsy from movement disorders is discussed.
肌张力障碍是一种运动障碍，其特征为不自主、持续或重复、有模式的肌肉收缩或痉挛，常导致挤压和扭曲动作或异常姿势。肌张力障碍性姿势可能是癫痫的伴随特征之一。我们报告一位患有难治性局灶性癫痫发作的老年女性，她出现手部持续痉挛超过一年。文中讨论了鉴别癫痫与运动障碍的临床重要性。
