Propriospinal myoclonus revisited: Clinical, neurophysiologic, and neuroradiologic findings

Neurology

Volumn 72, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 1301-1309

  Roze, E ^a,k   Bounolleau, P ^c   Ducreux, D ^d   Cochen, V ^e   Leu Semenescu, S ^b   Beaugendre, Y ^f   Lavallard Rousseau, M C ^f   Blancher, A ^f   Bourdain, F ^g   Dupont, P ^b   Carluer, L ^h   Verdure, L ⁱ   Vidailhet, M ^a,j   Apartis, E ^f,j  

^a Federation of Neurology   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c University of Paris Descartes   (France)

^d BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^e CHU PURPAN   (France)

^f HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^g FOCH HOSPITAL   (France)

^h CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

ⁱ HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

^j INSERM   (France)

^k Groupe Enzymologie Moléculaire et Fonctionnelle   (France)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BACLOFEN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; MORPHINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PIRACETAM; PREGABALIN; PRIMIDONE; ROPINIROLE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; ZONISAMIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCLONUS; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIOSPINAL MYOCLONUS; PROPRIOSPINAL MYOCLONUS; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON REFLEX; BLOOD EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TRACT; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCLONUS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65349140039     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181a0fd50     Document Type: Article

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