Bulbar myoclonus without palatal myoclonus. A hypothesis on pathophysiology

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 367-370

  Dietrichs, Espen ^a,b   Heier, Mona Skard ^a   Faye Lund, Hilde ^c   Nakstad, Per H ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Bulbar myoclonus; Inferior olive; Palatal myoclonus

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; BACLOFEN; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CLONAZEPAM; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MYOCLONUS; NECK MUSCLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALATE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULAR FORMATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0033009945     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.1999.630367.x     Document Type: Article

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