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Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2021 Myoclonus is a hyperkinetic movement disorder characterized by a sudden, brief, involuntary jerk. Positive myoclonus is caused by abrupt muscle contractions, while negative myoclonus by sudden cessation of ongoing muscular contractions.
Mitesh Chandarana +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.
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Electrophysiological features and outcomes of post-infectious myoclonus-ataxia syndrome: a case report and literature review [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case ReportsBackground Myoclonus has become one of the neurological manifestations associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); however, the origin and pathophysiological mechanism remained uncertain.
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Palatal myoclonus secondary to neurosarcoidosis
Clinical Case Reports, 2020 Palatal myoclonus can be primary or secondary. In primary palatal myoclonus, no obvious structural brain lesions can be found within the triangle of Guillain and Mollaret.
Devanshi Dharaiya, Anza B. Memon
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Effect of dexmedetomidine in preventing etomidate-induced myoclonus: a meta-analysis
Drug Design, Development and Therapy, 2017 Xueke Du,1 Chengmao Zhou,2 Linghui Pan,1 Changlong Li1 1Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 2Department of Surgery, Zhaoqing Medical College, Zhaoqing Shi, Guangdong Sheng, People’s ...
Du X, Zhou C, Pan L, Li C
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Myoclonus in geriatric dogs and its association with canine cognitive dysfunction: an online survey [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceBackgroundAn increasing number of dogs are presented with suspected canine cognitive dysfunction (CCD), and a subset also exhibits myoclonus.ObjectivesBecause CCD shares multiple pathological and pathophysiological features with Alzheimer's disease in ...
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Post-hypoxic Myoclonus: Current Concepts, Neurophysiology, and Treatment
Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, 2016 Background: Myoclonus may occur after hypoxia. In 1963, Lance and Adams described persistent myoclonus with other features after hypoxia. However, myoclonus occurring immediately after hypoxia may demonstrate different syndromic features from classic ...
Harsh V. Gupta, John N. Caviness
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Speech-activated Myoclonus Mimicking Stuttering in a Patient with Myoclonus–Dystonia Syndrome
Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, 2016 Background: Acquired neurogenic stuttering has been considered a fairly uncommon clinical occurrence; speech-activated myoclonus is a rare entity that can mimic stuttering and is caused by a wide array of etiologies.Case Report: Here we report ...
Peter Hedera, David Isaacks
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Myoclonus: Differential diagnosis and current management [PDF]
Epilepsia OpenMyoclonus classically presents as a brief (10–50 ms duration), non‐rhythmic jerk movement. The etiology could vary considerably ranging from self‐limited to chronic or even progressive disorders, the latter falling into encephalopathic pictures that need
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Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, 2016 Background: Myoclonus–dystonia is a condition that manifests predominantly as myoclonic jerks with focal dystonia. It is genetically heterogeneous with most mutations in the epsilon sarcoglycan gene (SGCE). In medically refractory cases, deep brain
Ritesh Ramdhani +3 more
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