Spinal myoclonus with giant somatosensory evoked potentials and enchanced long-loop reflex: A case report

Functional Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 203-206

  Serrao, Mariano ^a,b   Cardinali, Patrizio ^c   Rossi, Paolo ^a   Perrotta, Armando ^a   Bartolo, Michaelangelo ^a   Parisi, Leoluca ^a   Pierelli, Francesco ^a,d  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^c Hospital of Macerata   (Italy)

^d IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

Author keywords

Giant SEPs; Ischaemic myelopathy; LLR; Spinal myoclonus

Indexed keywords

ETIRACETAM;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; EXCITATORY JUNCTION POTENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MYOCLONUS; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL MYOCLONUS; TENDON REFLEX; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOCLONUS; PIRACETAM; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17844403974     PISSN: 03935264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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