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Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Classifying abnormal tongue movements is challenging due to their varied presentations and limited visibility compared to other body parts. Accurate identification of the phenomenology guides physical examination and can point to specific diagnoses.
Nathaniel Bendahan +4 more
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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 +2 more
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Hepatic disease as the first manifestation of progressive myoclonus epilepsy of Lafora [PDF]
, 2007 5 páginas, 2 figuras -- PAGS nros. 1369-1373Background: Lafora disease (LD; progressive myoclonus epilepsy type 2; EPM2) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the EPM2A and EPM2B genes.
Berciano, Javier +9 more
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Convergence Deficits in Myoclonus‐Dystonia Point to Cerebellar Impairment
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.Abstract Background Myoclonus‐dystonia (M‐D) is a monogenic movement disorder, with proposed cerebellar dysfunction. Vergence eye movement deficits, characteristics of degenerative cerebellar disease, have not been studied in M‐D. Cerebellar transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) is considered a potential therapeutic approach.
Skadi Gerkensmeier +13 more
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Spinal Myoclonus As a Rare Presentation of Neurological Disease in Sudan
Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2020 Background: Spinal myoclonus is a very rare movement disorder characterized by myoclonic involvement of the whole body. Structural lesions are usually the cause, however, in primary spinal myoclonus, the etiology remains unknown.
Etedal Ahmed A. Ibrahim, Asmhan M. Osman
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Mutations in the mitochondrial cysteinyl-tRNA synthase gene, CARS2, lead to a severe epileptic encephalopathy and complex movement disorder [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Mitochondrial disease is often suspected in cases of severe epileptic encephalopathy especially when a complex movement disorder, liver involvement and progressive developmental regression are present.
Collins, Abigail E +13 more
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The Hidden Burden of Hemifacial Spasm: A Systematic Review of Non‐Motor Symptoms
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.Abstract Background Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by involuntary contractions of facial muscles. Traditionally regarded as a motor condition, HFS encompasses a spectrum of non‐motor symptoms that are often overlooked but significantly affect patients’ quality of life.
Miriam Carvalho Soares +2 more
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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 +2 more
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Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2 [PDF]
, 2012 1. Introduction: The autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxias (ADCA) are a clinically, pathologically and genetically heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative disorders caused by degeneration of cerebellum and its afferent and efferent connections.
Auburger, Georg +3 more
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Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, 2019 Movement disorders of respiration are rare and are restricted to a phase of the respiratory cycle.The intermittent inspiratory myoclonus in this patient with post-anoxic encephalopathy is likely to be of brainstem origin.Rare movement disorders can be identified even in remote areas of the world where access to neurological care is limited.
Dekker, Marieke C. J. +4 more
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