Clinical Features of Rapidly Progressive Alzheimer's Disease [PDF]
, 2010 Objective: To characterize clinical features, CSF biomarkers and genetic polymorphisms of patients suffering from a rapidly progressing subtype of Alzheimer's dementia (rpAD).
Ahsen, Nico von +7 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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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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Signs and symptoms preceding the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic scoping review of literature from 1937 to 2016 [PDF]
, 2017 Objective Late diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) may be due to diagnostic uncertainties. We aimed to determine the sequence and timing of the appearance of established early signs and symptoms in people who are subsequently diagnosed with AD ...
Bature, Fidelia +3 more
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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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Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis of the Brainstem as a Clinical Entity. [PDF]
, 2017 Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a rare progressive neurological disorder of early adolescence caused by persistent infection of the measles virus, which remains prevalent worldwide despite an effective vaccine. SSPE is a devastating disease
Ciacci, Joseph D +3 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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Dystonia and paroxysmal dyskinesias: under-recognized movement disorders in domestic animals? A comparison with human dystonia/paroxysmal dyskinesias. [PDF]
, 2015 Dystonia is defined as a neurological syndrome characterized by involuntary sustained or intermittent muscle contractions causing twisting, often repetitive movements, and postures.
Albanese +116 more
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PRICKLE1-related early onset epileptic encephalopathy [PDF]
, 2018 The PRICKLE1 (Prickle Planar Cell Polarity Protein 1-MIM 608500) gene is involved in different phases of human development. The related diseases include autosomal recessive progressive myoclonus epilepsy - ataxia syndrome, neural tube defects associated ...
DI NOIA, S +5 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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