We report a 30-year-old man with moving ear syndrome caused by focal myoclonic jerks of the right temporal muscle. This focal myoclonus would disappear while the patient was sleeping, swallowing, or speaking. He was treated with botulinum toxin type A with a favorable outcome. Previous reports of this condition and possible therapeutic approaches are discussed.
As neuropatias, frequentemente, desafiam os neurologistas devido aos variados diagnósticos etiológicos. Na maioria dos casos exigem dispendiosos recursos financeiros e de tempo aplicados ao diagnóstico, bem como na escolha de uma abordagem terapêutica eficaz, podendo ocasionar grandes prejuízos à qualidade de vida dos pacientes. Neste artigo, fornecemos uma visão da abordagem diagnóstica aplicada no Setor de Investigação e Tratamento de Doenças Neuromusculares da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), com o intuito de direcionarmos o raciocínio clínico, com base nos aspectos clínicos e anatômicos individuais de cada paciente.
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