A Case of Painless Legs and Moving Toes Syndrome in Parkinson’s Disease Responsive to Dopaminergic Therapy

Painless Legs and Moving Toes Syndrome (PoLMT) is a rare movement disorder characterized by flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and torsion of toes without pain. It is considered a variant of Painful Legs and Moving Toes Syndrome (PLMT), which is characterized by similar movements but with pai...

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Main Authors: Sumihiro Kawajiri, Yasunobu Hoshino, Ryota Nakamura, Kazuyuki Noda, Yuji Tomizawa, Nobutaka Hattori, Yasuyuki Okuma
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6829410
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Ryota Nakamura
Kazuyuki Noda
Yuji Tomizawa
Nobutaka Hattori
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description Painless Legs and Moving Toes Syndrome (PoLMT) is a rare movement disorder characterized by flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and torsion of toes without pain. It is considered a variant of Painful Legs and Moving Toes Syndrome (PLMT), which is characterized by similar movements but with pain. Although neuropathy and several central nervous system (CNS) involvements have been reported to be associated with PoLMT, the actual cause and mechanism remain unclear. Here we describe the first case of PoLMT in Parkinson’s Disease (PD), parallel to parkinsonism in severity, who demonstrated a good response to dopaminergic therapy.
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spelling doaj-art-225281daa57749c6b51e768a0353a4c52025-08-20T03:54:42ZengWileyCase Reports in Neurological Medicine2090-66682090-66762016-01-01201610.1155/2016/68294106829410A Case of Painless Legs and Moving Toes Syndrome in Parkinson’s Disease Responsive to Dopaminergic TherapySumihiro Kawajiri0Yasunobu Hoshino1Ryota Nakamura2Kazuyuki Noda3Yuji Tomizawa4Nobutaka Hattori5Yasuyuki Okuma6Department of Neurology, Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital, Shizuoka, JapanDepartment of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Neurology, Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital, Shizuoka, JapanDepartment of Neurology, Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital, Shizuoka, JapanDepartment of Neurology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Neurology, Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital, Shizuoka, JapanPainless Legs and Moving Toes Syndrome (PoLMT) is a rare movement disorder characterized by flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and torsion of toes without pain. It is considered a variant of Painful Legs and Moving Toes Syndrome (PLMT), which is characterized by similar movements but with pain. Although neuropathy and several central nervous system (CNS) involvements have been reported to be associated with PoLMT, the actual cause and mechanism remain unclear. Here we describe the first case of PoLMT in Parkinson’s Disease (PD), parallel to parkinsonism in severity, who demonstrated a good response to dopaminergic therapy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6829410
spellingShingle Sumihiro Kawajiri
Yasunobu Hoshino
Ryota Nakamura
Kazuyuki Noda
Yuji Tomizawa
Nobutaka Hattori
Yasuyuki Okuma
A Case of Painless Legs and Moving Toes Syndrome in Parkinson’s Disease Responsive to Dopaminergic Therapy
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
title A Case of Painless Legs and Moving Toes Syndrome in Parkinson’s Disease Responsive to Dopaminergic Therapy
title_full A Case of Painless Legs and Moving Toes Syndrome in Parkinson’s Disease Responsive to Dopaminergic Therapy
title_fullStr A Case of Painless Legs and Moving Toes Syndrome in Parkinson’s Disease Responsive to Dopaminergic Therapy
title_full_unstemmed A Case of Painless Legs and Moving Toes Syndrome in Parkinson’s Disease Responsive to Dopaminergic Therapy
title_short A Case of Painless Legs and Moving Toes Syndrome in Parkinson’s Disease Responsive to Dopaminergic Therapy
title_sort case of painless legs and moving toes syndrome in parkinson s disease responsive to dopaminergic therapy
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6829410
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