Lourdes de Fatima Ibanez Valdes

Department of Neurology, Walter Sisulu University (WSU), South Africa

Publications

• Research Article   
  Opsoclonus Myoclonus Ataxia Syndrome Associates to Mixed Meningitis Responding to Drug Therapy: Case Report, New Hypotheses and Systematic Review
  Author(s): Lourdes de Fatima Ibanez Valdes and Humberto Foyaca Sibat*
  
  Introduction: Opsoclonus Myoclonus Ataxia Syndrome (OMAS), also called “dancing eye syndrome,” is an uncommon neurologic disorder typically presenting with both Myoclonus (Mc) and Opsoclonus (Oc) concurrently. We report a case presenting OMAS associated with mixed meningitis who recovered from the chaotic, involuntary, arrhythmic, multidirectional conjugate eye movements without intersaccadic intervals. Methods: We perform a systematic search of the medical literature follows the guidelines suggested by PRISMA. From January 2023 to January 2025, the authors searched the scientific databases, Scopus, Embassy, Medline, PubMedCentral using the following searches: “opsoclonus” or “myoclonus” or “kinsbourne syndrome” or “Opsoclonus Myoclonus Ataxia Syndrome (OMAS)” or “cryptococcal.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4303/JDAR/236427

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