Adult-onset opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia syndrome as a manifestation of brazilian lyme disease-like syndrome: a case report and review of literature

Adult-onset opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia syndrome as a manifestation of brazilian lyme disease-like syndrome: a case report and review of literature

Described in 1962, the opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia syndrome (OMAS) is a rare, neurologically debilitating disorder with distinct characteristics that may begin in childhood or adult life. Although many cases remain without etiological diagnosis, others are related to neoplasms and infectious disease...

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Main Authors: Angelina Maria Martins Lino, Raphael Ribeiro Spera, Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos, Christian Henrique de Andrade Freitas, Márcio Ricardo Taveira Garcia, Leonardo da Costa Lopes, Aleksander Snioka Prokopowitsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2014-03-01
Series:Autopsy and Case Reports
Subjects:
Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome
Lyme Neuroborreliosis
Borrelia burgdorferi.
Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/81208

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http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/81208

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