Elderly woman with exaggerated startle reflex and unconscious drop attack

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• 作者：Shuichiro Neshige ; Katsuya Kobayashi ; Akihiro Shimotake ; Tomoki Iemura ; Riki Matsumoto ; Kazuto Nishinaka ; Masayasu Matsumoto ; Ryosuke Takahashi and Akio Ikeda
• 刊名：Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：July 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：4
• 期：4
• 页码：156-158
• 全文大小：219K
• ISSN：2049-4173

文摘

Exaggerated startle reflex is an abnormal phenomenon originating from the caudal brainstem in which unheralded sensory stimuli evoke massive, generalized motor responses. Some patients with exaggerated startle reflex are reported to fall during startle. We report a sporadic case of exaggerated startle reflex with unconscious drop attack elicited by unexpected auditory stimuli as late-onset involuntary movements. It is clinically important as one of the underlying diseases presenting unconscious drop attack, especially for older adults.