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ArticleCureus2025

Painful Paroxysmal Dystonia as a Revealing Symptom of Multiple Sclerosis: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Fatima Ez-Zahra Mabrouki, Samah Yousfi, Sanae Elhasnaoui, Yassine Mebrouk

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Fatima Ez-Zahra MabroukiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Oujda, MAR.
Samah YousfiDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Oujda, MAR.
Sanae ElhasnaouiDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Oujda, MAR.
Yassine MebroukDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Oujda, MAR.

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Abstract

Multiple sclerosis (MS) can present with a wide range of motor symptoms, including movement disorders that are often underrecognized. Among these, painful paroxysmal dystonias, though rare, are particularly important to recognize when they occur as an initial manifestation. We report the case of a 51-year-old woman with no significant past medical history who presented with recurrent, brief, painful dystonic movements affecting the right upper limb and hemiface. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed demyelinating lesions consistent with MS, and clinical improvement was achieved with corticosteroid therapy. Early recognition of such presentations is essential for accurate diagnosis and timely management.

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corticosteroid therapyephaptic transmissioninaugural symptommri lesionsmultiple sclerosispainful movement disordersparoxysmal dystonia

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PMID41497910
PMCPMC12767544

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