Kazama Yoshiaki, Ando Yuichi, Suzuki Masashi, Sato Juichi
Department of General Medicine, Nagoya University Hospital, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8560, Japan.
Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nagoya University Hospital, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8560, Japan.
Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y). 2025 Feb 14;15:6. doi: 10.5334/tohm.967. eCollection 2025.
Diaphragmatic flutter is an unusual movement disorder characterized by involuntary and repetitive contractions of the diaphragm. The pathophysiology is unclear. Its treatment is very difficult and challenging.
A 70-year-old man presented with diaphragmatic flutter associated with severe abdominal pain in a sitting position, which stopped in a supine position. Videofluoroscopy clearly depicted diaphragmatic movements on postural change. A spine correction belt was effective for stopping diaphragmatic flutter.
This is the first reported case of diaphragmatic flutter for which a spine correction belt was used as successful and safe treatment.
Diaphragmatic flutter is an unusual movement disorder of the diaphragm. We describe a 70-year-old man who presented with diaphragmatic flutter associated with severe pain in a sitting position, which stopped in a supine position. A spine correction belt was used as successful and safe treatment for diaphragmatic flutter.
膈肌扑动是一种罕见的运动障碍，其特征为膈肌不自主地反复收缩。其病理生理学尚不清楚。其治疗非常困难且具有挑战性。
一名70岁男性患者，在坐位时出现膈肌扑动并伴有严重腹痛，仰卧位时症状停止。电视荧光透视清楚地显示了体位改变时的膈肌运动。一种脊柱矫正带对停止膈肌扑动有效。
这是首例报道使用脊柱矫正带成功且安全治疗膈肌扑动的病例。
膈肌扑动是一种罕见的膈肌运动障碍。我们描述了一名70岁男性，他在坐位时出现膈肌扑动并伴有严重疼痛，仰卧位时症状停止。脊柱矫正带被成功且安全地用于治疗膈肌扑动。
