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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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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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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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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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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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EEG–EMG polygraphic study of dystonia and myoclonus in a case of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports, 2015 We report on a patient with sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) who showed dystonia, periodic myoclonus, and periodic sharp wave complexes (PSWCs) on EEG.
Takao Hashimoto +4 more
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Current Opinion in Neurology, 1996 Physiological investigations continue to define the processes underlying different types of myoclonus, particularly cortical forms. Several new aetiologies have been described and genetic advances have revealed the basic deficit in familial hyperekplexia.
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Memantine-induced Myoclonus in a Patient with Alzheimer Disease
Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, 2015 Background: Myoclonus can be a clinical manifestation of numerous neurodegenerative disorders and an adverse drug reaction to medications used in their treatment.Case report: Herein, we report memantine-induced myoclonus in a patient with Alzheimer ...
Aditya A. Murgai, Mark S. LeDoux
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Dexmedetomidine versus Lignocaine in the Prevention of Etomidate-induced Myoclonus- A Randomised Double-blinded Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023 Introduction: Etomidate is a preferred induction agent owing to its stable haemodynamic profile, minimal respiratory side-effects, minimal histamine release, cerebral protection and its property of rapid onset and short duration.
Gojendra Rajkumar +7 more
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Zonisamide‐responsive myoclonus in SEMA6B‐associated progressive myoclonic epilepsy
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, 2021 We present a female patient in her early twenties with global development delay, progressive ataxia, epilepsy, and myoclonus caused by a stop mutation in the SEMA6B gene.
Rebecca Herzog +7 more
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