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Myoclonic disorder

MedGen UID:
507967
•Concept ID:
C0027063
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Disorder characterized by myoclonus; Myoclonus disorder
SNOMED CT: Disorder characterized by myoclonus (127324008); Myoclonus disorder (127324008); Myoclonic disorder (127324008)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

International consensus on diagnosis and management of Dravet syndrome.
Wirrell EC, Hood V, Knupp KG, Meskis MA, Nabbout R, Scheffer IE, Wilmshurst J, Sullivan J
Epilepsia 2022 Jul;63(7):1761-1777. Epub 2022 May 12 doi: 10.1111/epi.17274. PMID: 35490361Free PMC Article
Updated Diagnostic Criteria for Paraneoplastic Neurologic Syndromes.
Graus F, Vogrig A, Muñiz-Castrillo S, Antoine JG, Desestret V, Dubey D, Giometto B, Irani SR, Joubert B, Leypoldt F, McKeon A, Prüss H, Psimaras D, Thomas L, Titulaer MJ, Vedeler CA, Verschuuren JJ, Dalmau J, Honnorat J
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm 2021 Jul;8(4) Epub 2021 May 18 doi: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000001014. PMID: 34006622Free PMC Article
Post-stroke Movement Disorders: Clinical Spectrum, Pathogenesis, and Management.
Tater P, Pandey S
Neurol India 2021 Mar-Apr;69(2):272-283. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.314574. PMID: 33904435

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Speech-induced action myoclonus.
Simpson HD, Duffy JR, Stierwalt JAG, Ahlskog JE, Hassan A
Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2022 May;98:41-46. Epub 2022 Apr 14 doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2022.04.002. PMID: 35468498

Diagnosis

Speech-induced action myoclonus.
Simpson HD, Duffy JR, Stierwalt JAG, Ahlskog JE, Hassan A
Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2022 May;98:41-46. Epub 2022 Apr 14 doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2022.04.002. PMID: 35468498
Familial benign myoclonus epilepsy of adult onset: a previously unrecognized myoclonic disorder.
Okino S
J Neurol Sci 1997 Jan;145(1):113-8. doi: 10.1016/s0022-510x(96)00245-6. PMID: 9073039
Facial action myoclonus in patients with olivopontocerebellar atrophy.
Lou JS, Valls-Solé J, Toro C, Hallett M
Mov Disord 1994 Mar;9(2):223-6. doi: 10.1002/mds.870090218. PMID: 8196688
Physiologic analysis of the myoclonus of Alzheimer's disease.
Wilkins DE, Hallett M, Berardelli A, Walshe T, Alvarez N
Neurology 1984 Jul;34(7):898-903. doi: 10.1212/wnl.34.7.898. PMID: 6234478

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