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“Dancing belly” in an old diabetic lady
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020 Movement disorder, although rare, is increasingly being recognized as the initial presenting sign of the hyperglycemic state. Although chorea-ballism has frequently been reported among diabetics, monoballism is a very rare phenomenon.
Souvik Dubey +6 more
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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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Current Opinion in Neurology, 2009 This review examines recent developments in the field of myoclonus.The range of clinical features in myoclonic dystonia has been extended and its underlying pathophysiology better defined. The diverse causes leading to jerky tremor and orthostatic myoclonus have been clarified and the need to consider drugs as potential causes highlighted.
Gerschlager, W, Brown, P
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A Rare Neurological Complication of Ranolazine
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2013 Myoclonus is not a known side effect of ranolazine. We report a case of myoclonus in a 72-year-old female who underwent cardiac catheterization for angina and was started on ranolazine after the procedure. Two days after ranolazine therapy on 1000 mg per
Jahan Porhomayon +2 more
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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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Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Research, 2022 Etomidate is a hypnotic drug used as an intravenous anaesthetic induction agent. Etomidate causes myoclonic movements in 50-80% patients after induction which makes it less desirable for induction.
Mukesh K Sunda +3 more
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Comparison of priming versus slow injection for reducing etomidate-induced myoclonus: a randomized controlled study [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2018 Background Etomidate injection is often associated with myoclonus. Etomidate injection technique influences the incidence of myoclonus. This study was designed to clarify which of the two injection techniques—slow injection or priming with etomidate—is ...
Parul Mullick +4 more
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Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology, 2022 Background: Though hemodynamically stable, etomidate is known for its myoclonus side effect following induction. The main aim of this study is an effective attempt to decrease the incidence of myoclonus with a priming agent.
Srilata Moningi +5 more
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Added Prognostic Value of EEG Reactivity in Comatose Patients Following Cardiac Arrest
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives To evaluate the added prognostic value of EEG reactivity for favorable outcome compared with background analysis during and after targeted temperature management (TTM). Methods Prospective observational cohort study of comatose post–cardiac arrest patients admitted to a single academic center between 2017 and 2022, all undergoing ...
Sarah Caroyer +11 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009 Introduction Perioperative spinal myoclonus is extremely rare. Many anaesthetists and perioperative practitioners may not diagnose or manage this complication appropriately when it occurs.
Bamgbade Olumuyiwa A +3 more
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