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Huffing and puffing sign in functional axial jerks with secondary gait impairment
Khushboo Subhash Patel, Asish Vijayaraghavan, Syam Krishnan, Divya Kalikavil Puthenveedu
Comprehensive Care Centre for Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Correspondence Address:
Syam Krishnan,
Comprehensive Care Center for Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
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Propriospinal myoclonus (PSM) is characterized by predominant axial jerk-like movements. To date, most of the PSM cases reported in the literature are considered to be functional (psychogenic) in origin. The “huffing and puffing sign” is a clinical clue with high diagnostic specificity for a functional etiology in gait disorders. However, this sign has not yet been described in patients with PSM. Here, we report a case of PSM of functional etiology, with coexisting gait disorder and the “huffing and puffing sign.” Our case adds to the list of clinical diagnostic clues that suggest a functional etiology of PSM. |
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