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Post-anoxic myoclonus

Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles, 2014
Myoclonus is a movement disorder characterized by involuntary, sudden, brief muscle jerks caused by muscular contraction (positive myoclonus) or inhibition (negative myoclonus).1,2 Myoclonus is generally a medical sign and not a diagnosis.
Pavis Laengvejkal, Parunyou Julayanont, Drew Payne   +2 more
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Pretreatment with Esketamine Reduces Etomidate-Induced Myoclonus During the Induction of Anesthesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management
Jiang Wang, Mengmeng Zhu, Yuanyuan Cao, Lei Zhang, Lijian Chen Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230022, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Lijian Chen, Department of Anesthesiology ...
Wang J, Zhu M, Cao Y, Zhang L, Chen L
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Effect of dexmedetomidine on etomidate-induced myoclonus: a randomized, double-blind controlled trial

Drug Design, Development and Therapy, 2019
Shuai Miao,1,2 Lan Zou,1,2 Guanglei Wang,1,2 Xiuli Wang,1,2 Su Liu,1,2 Mengzhu Shi1,21Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated ...
Miao S, Zou L, Wang G, Wang X, Liu S, Shi M   +5 more
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Response of spinal myoclonus to a combination therapy of autogenic training and biofeedback

BioPsychoSocial Medicine, 2007
Introduction Clinical evidence indicates that certain types of movement disorders are due to psychosomatic factors. Patients with myoclonic movements are usually treated by a variety of therapeutic agents.
Kempuraj Duraisamy, Theoharides Theoharis C, Sugimoto Koreaki, Conti Pio   +3 more
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Comparative study evaluating efficacy of sufentanil versus midazolam in preventing myoclonic movements following etomidate

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2016
Background and Aims: Myoclonus is a major side-effect following etomidate injection requiring use of medical intervention. Material and Methods: In this double-blinded clinical trial, 50 consecutive patients, randomly received sufentanil 0.2 μg/kg or ...
Mohammad Alipour, Masoumeh Tabari, Azadeh Mokhtari Azad   +2 more
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Deterioration of preexisting myoclonus following nifedipine use in parkinsonian syndrome: A case report

eNeurologicalSci
L-type calcium channel antagonists are uncommon causes of myoclonus, and the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Here, we report a case of parkinsonian syndrome with deterioration of preexisting myoclonus after nifedipine use.
Gohei Yamada, Takanari Toyoda, Eiichi Katada, Noriyuki Matsukawa   +3 more
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Alcohol-responsive Action Myoclonus of the Leg in Prostate Cancer: A Novel Paraneoplastic Syndrome?

Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, 2015
Background: Paraneoplastic movement disorders in prostate cancer are rare, and to our knowledge paraneoplastic myoclonus has not previously been reported.
Pichet Termsarasab, Steven J. Frucht
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Diligent family history to detect a mitochondrial disorder in disguise: Lessons from a case of myoclonic epilepsy

Annals of Movement Disorders
Mitochondrial disorders often present with ataxia, myoclonus, and epilepsy. Valproic acid may be selected for treating myoclonus if it is the presenting feature.
Suvorit S. Bhowmick, Radhay Parikh, Pratishtha Shrivastav   +2 more
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Globus pallidus internus-deep brain stimulation for Lance Adams syndrome post-COVID-19: A case report and systematic review

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Objects: Lance Adams syndrome (LAS) is a chronic post-hypoxic myoclonus that predominantly arises following successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation; however, there are so rare instances following respiratory failure.
Amir Reza Bahadori, Parisa Javadnia, Mohammad Amin Fathollahi, Afshan Davari, Sajad Shafiee, Aidine Omidvar, Sara Mohammadian, Sara Ranji, Abbas Tafakhori   +8 more
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Pretreatment with lidocaine reduces both incidence and severity of etomidate-induced myoclonus: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Drug Design, Development and Therapy, 2018
Bingchen Lang,1 Lingli Zhang,1–3 Chunsong Yang,1 Yunzhu Lin,1 Wensheng Zhang,4 Fengshan Li1 1Department of Pharmacy, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 2Key Laboratory of Birth ...
Lang B, Zhang L, Yang C, Lin Y, Zhang W, Li F   +5 more
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