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Current Opinion in Neurology, 2003 Myoclonus, one of the most common involuntary movement disorders, poses particular challenges for the treating physician. The evaluation of a patient with myoclonus depends completely on the clinical history and examination, supported when necessary by electrophysiology, neuroimaging and selected genetic and laboratory testing.
Pinky, Agarwal, Steven J, Frucht
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Episodic neurologic disorders: syndromes, genes, and mechanisms. [PDF]
, 2013 Many neurologic diseases cause discrete episodic impairment in contrast with progressive deterioration. The symptoms of these episodic disorders exhibit striking variety.
Fu, Ying-Hui +2 more
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Criteria for the diagnosis of corticobasal degeneration [PDF]
, 2013 Current criteria for the clinical diagnosis of pathologically confirmed corticobasal degeneration (CBD) no longer reflect the expanding understanding of this disease and its clinicopathologic correlations.
Armstrong, Melissa J +19 more
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The association between causes and electrophysiology in myoclonus: When and why electrophysiology?
Neurological Sciences and Neurophysiology, 2020 Objective: We aimed to identify the possible causes of myoclonus and related electrophysiological features in a cohort of young patients. Patients and Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of all clinical and electrophysiological recordings of ...
Meral E Kiziltan +7 more
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Lafora disease offers a unique window into neuronal glycogen metabolism [PDF]
, 2018 Lafora disease (LD) is a fatal, autosomal recessive, glycogen-storage disorder that manifests as severe epilepsy. LD results from mutations in the gene encoding either the glycogen phosphatase laforin or the E3 ubiquitin ligase malin. Individuals with LD
Gentry, Matthew S. +4 more
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Neurologijos seminarai, 2020 Myoclonus is a sudden, short, involuntary single or recurrent twitching of a muscle. Myoclonus is classified according to the etiology and physiological mechanism of development.
R. Rimšienė +2 more
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Recurrent spinal myoclonus after two episodes of spinal anesthesia at a 1-year interval -A case report- [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2010 Spinal myoclonus is an unusual, self-limiting, adverse event that may occur during spinal anesthesia. The exact cause and underlying biochemical mechanism of spinal myoclonus remain unclear.
Jae Jun Lee +5 more
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Clinical Neurophysiology Practice, 2022 Objective: We investigated how clinical neurophysiological testing can help distinguish tremor and myoclonus and their subtypes. Methods: We retrospectively analysed clinical and neurophysiological data from patients who had undergone polymyography (EMG +
Cheryl S.J. Everlo +3 more
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The differential diagnosis of chorea [PDF]
, 2007 Chorea is a hyperkinetic movement disorder characterised by excessive spontaneous movements that are irregularly timed, randomly distributed and abrupt. In this article, the authors discuss the causes of chorea, particularly Huntington's disease and the ...
Tabrizi, SJ, Wild, EJ
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Myoclonic disorders: a practical approach for diagnosis and treatment
Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders, 2011 Myoclonus is a sudden, brief, involuntary muscle jerk. It is caused by abrupt muscle contraction, in the case of positive myoclonus, or by sudden cessation of ongoing muscular activity, in the case of negative myoclonus (NM).
Maja Kojovic +2 more
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