Neurológia pre prax 4/2020

Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome – case report

Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome is a rare and heterogeneous disorder of children and adults. Main clinical features, as the name of the syndrome suggests, are opsoclonus and myoclonus of trunk and limbs. Next features are ataxia, dysarthria, behavioral and sleep disturbance. In this case report we will look into OMS in adults, his diagnostics, finding out an etiology a his treatment. The treatment is imunomodulating, sympthomatic, in case of paraneoplastic etiology of course the treatment of primary neoplasia. Physiotherapy, logopedia, ergotherapy and psychotherapy play an important part in the treatment too.

Keywords: opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome, imunomodulating therapy, paraneoplastic etiology, primary neoplasia