Opsoclonus-Myoclonus-Ataxia Syndrome
Clinical features
(1) opsoclonus ("dancing eyes")
(2) cerebellar ataxia
(3) myoclonus
Differential diagnosis
(1) Paraneoplastic Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome (neuroblastoma and other tumors)
(2) infection (viral encephalitis, poststreptococcal, malaria, leptospirosis, other)
(3) drugs (cefepime, cyclosporine, rituximab, venlafaxine, other)
(4) autoimmune disease
(5) idiopathic
Viral infections associated with OMAS include:
(1) West Nile
(2) Chikungunya
(3) dengue
(4) HIV
(5) Japanese encephalitis
(6) enterovirus
(7) adenovirus
(8) rotavirus
(9) mumps
(10) HHV-6
(11) influenza
(12) Varicella-Zoster virus
(13) viral hepatitis C
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Specialty: Ophthalmology, Neurology
