Myoclonus as an acute complication of low-dose hydromorphone in multiple system atrophy [3]

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 994-995

  Hofmann, A ^a   Tangri, N ^a   Lafontaine, A L ^a   Postuma, Ronald B ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUDROCORTISONE; HYDROMORPHONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MIDODRINE; NALOXONE; PARACETAMOL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MYOCLONUS; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DOSE RESPONSE;

AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; HYDROMORPHONE; MALE; MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY; MYOCLONUS; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS;

EID: 33746294784     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.076588     Document Type: Letter

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