53-year-old Woman with Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome
Case Presentation: We present the case of a 53-year-old female with darting eye movements and difficulty walking who was found to have opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome only after multiple presentations to emergency departments over five days. Discussion: Adult-onset opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome is a rare central nervous system disease typically associated with paraneoplastic or idiopathic etiologies. With non-specific symptom presentation, this condition is commonly misdiagnosed in adults, leading to diagnostic delays and long-term motor and cognitive sequelae.
Authors
- Bryan Imhoff
- Janak Patel
- Taylor O Stephens
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2026-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.53141
- Primary Topic
- Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00