Morvan's syndrome Presenting with Psychiatric Manifestations - A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

P N Suresh Kumar, E Sajithlal, M Shamsudeen, R Praveen Kumar

Journal: Neurology India 2022;70(3):1207-1209

PMID: 35864667

Abstract

The term "la chorιe fibrillare" was used by the French physician Augustine Marie Morvan to describe a syndrome showing hyperactivity features involving the central, autonomic, and peripheral nervous system. The central hyperactivity symptoms are confusion, behavioral problems, hallucinations, myoclonus, and insomnia; the autonomic hyperactivity symptoms are hyperhidrosis and variations in blood pressure; and peripheral hyperexcitability is characterized by painful cramps, myokymia, and neuromyotonia. Here, we present a case that has typical features of Morvan's syndrome and provides a brief description based on available literature.

Address: Professor of Psychiatry, IQRAA International Hospital and Research Centre, Calicut, Kerala, India.; Senior Resident in Medicine, IQRAA International Hospital and Research Centre, Calicut, Kerala, India.; Consultant in Medicine, IQRAA International Hospital and Research Centre, Calicut, Kerala, India.; Consultant Neurologist, IQRAA International Hospital and Research Centre, Calicut, Kerala, India.

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