Something that touches your heart: an unusual case of abdominal clonic movements

Valentina Fioravanti; Igor Lamberti; Nicola Bottoni; Francesco Cavallieri; Franco Valzania; Matteo Pugnaghi

doi:10.7916/D8CR7BCR

Something that touches your heart: an unusual case of abdominal clonic movements

Valentina Fioravanti, Igor Lamberti, Nicola Bottoni, Francesco Cavallieri, Franco Valzania, Matteo Pugnaghi

Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova

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Abstract

Background: Rarely, cardiac pacemaker implant can lead to the development of involuntary hyperkinetic movement disorders localized to the abdominal wall or the diaphragm. Phenomenology Shown: We report a case of a 79-year-old female who developed rhythmic continuous clonic right abdominal movements caused by cardiac pacemaker lead dislodgement. Educational Value: Our case highlights that, in the differential diagnosis of hyperkinetic abdominal movement disorder, the presence and the possible pathogenic role of a cardiac pacemaker should be kept in mind.

Original language	English
Journal	Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Volume	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7916/D8CR7BCR
Publication status	Published - Jan 1 2019

Keywords

Abdominal
Diaphragmatic
Myoclonus
Pacemaker
Twiddler’s syndrome

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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Fioravanti, V., Lamberti, I., Bottoni, N., Cavallieri, F., Valzania, F., & Pugnaghi, M. (2019). Something that touches your heart: an unusual case of abdominal clonic movements. Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, 9. https://doi.org/10.7916/D8CR7BCR

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