Idiopathic spinal myoclonus: A clinical and neurophysiological assessment of a movement disorder of uncertain origin

Movement Disorders

Volumn 24, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 2344-2349

  Esposito, Marcello ^a   Edwards, Mark J ^b   Bhatia, Kailash P ^b   Brown, Peter ^b   Cordivari, Carla ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bereitschaftspotential; Neurophysiology; Propriospinal; Psychogenic movement disorders; Spinal myoclonus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTINGENT NEGATIVE VARIATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IDIOPATHIC SPINAL MYOCLONUS; MALE; MYOCLONUS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; AGED; CONTINGENT NEGATIVE VARIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOCLONUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73949147266     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.22812     Document Type: Article

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