Belly Dancer’s Dyskinesia: 3 Cases of a Rare Entity

Involuntary, undulating, or circular movements of abdominal wall muscles are a rare condition descriptively termed belly dancer syndrome or belly dancer’s dyskinesia. Differential diagnoses range from cerebral, spinal, peripheral, hormonal/drug-induced effects to local or even unknown/idiopathic and functional/psychogenic causes. Thorough diagnostic work-up is mandatory and therapeutic options depend on etiology and include surgical approaches and symptomatic treatment. We present 3 cases of belly dancer’s dyskinesia, in which differential diagnostic work-up did not uncover known etiologies for this movement disorder. Strikingly, 2 patients manifested vitamin B12 deficiency while 1 case showed values close to the lower limit of normal. While relevance of vitamin B12 levels remains elusive, all patients improved substantially following a combined therapeutic approach of clonazepam treatment and vitamin B12 supplementation.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Belly Dancer’s Dyskinesia: 3 Cases of a Rare Entity ; volume:14 ; number:1 ; year:2022 ; pages:51-57 ; extent:7 ; Case reports in neurology ; 14, Heft 1 (2022), 51-57 (gesamt 7)

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Urheber: Rathmann, Kristina ; Hambach, Jens ; Meleshchenko, Nataliia ; Rohkamm, Reinhard ; Kermer, Pawel

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.1159/000521813
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022051200555140903723
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 15.08.2025, 07:24 MESZ