Propriospinal myoclonus associated with fragile-X-premutation and response to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 573-574

  Wong, S H ^a   Selvan, A ^b   White, R P ^b  

^a THE WALTON CENTRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fragile X premutation; Propriospinal myoclonus; Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; CITALOPRAM; OXYCODONE;

ADULT; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG RESPONSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MYOCLONUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOSPINAL MYOCLONUS;

CITALOPRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; MUTATION; MYOCLONUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 79960237207     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: 18735126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2011.04.009     Document Type: Letter

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