A case of area-specific stimulus-sensitive postanoxic myoclonus

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 111-116

  Zivkovic, Sasa A ^a,b   Brenner, Richard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Area specific; Brainstem; Myoclonus; Postanoxic; Stimulus sensitive

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN HYPOXIA; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; COMA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MYOCLONUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPIKE WAVE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

AGED; BRAIN; COMA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; EYE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPOXIA, BRAIN; MALE; MYOCLONUS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SKIN; TOUCH;

EID: 0037501733     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004691-200304000-00004     Document Type: Article

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