Painful legs and moving toes syndrome associated with alterations in the basal ganglia nuclei
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Painful legs, involuntary movements, basal ganglia nucleiAbstract
We report on a female patient with the syndrome of painful legs and moving toes. The patient was submitted to electroneuromyography, tomography and magnetic resonance image of the head. The electroneuromyography (EMG) showed no abnormalities, however the EMG pattern of movements suggested a periferal disorder. The image examinations showed atrophy in the left side basal ganglia nuclei and hypodense lesions in the white matter suggestive of lacunary infarcts. If it is consider that this syndrom could be caused by central or peripheric disorders, we suggest that this patient had both etiologies. The response to carbamazepine was successful in relieving her pain as well as almost eliminating the involuntary movements
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