Opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia syndrome associated with chikungunya and dengue virus co-infection

Opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia syndrome (OMAS), or dancing eyes syndrome, is a rare neurological disorder characterized by irregular multidirectional eye movements, myoclonus, and, less frequently, cerebellar ataxia, sleep disturbances, and cognitive dysfunction (Gorman, 2010). OMAS, first described in 1962, has classically been related to neuroblastoma in children as a paraneoplastic syndrome. Post-infectious OMAS, with benign recovery, has occasionally been described, including virus-associated OMAS following infection caused by dengue virus (DENV) (Tan et al., 2014) and other viruses (Gorman, 2010).

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - August 1, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Mateus Santana do Ros ário, Marta Giovanetti, Pedro Antonio Pereira de Jesus, Daniel Santana Farias, Nuno R. Faria, Clayton Pereira S. de Lima, Sandro Patroca da Silva, Marcio Roberto Nunes, Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara, Isadora Cristina de Siqueira Tags: Case Report Source Type: research