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Myoclonus

Known as: Jerking, Myoclonic, involuntary muscle jerking, Myoclonic jerks 
Involuntary shock-like contractions, irregular in rhythm and amplitude, followed by relaxation, of a muscle or a group of muscles. This condition may… 
National Institutes of Health

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Narrower (6)

AthetosisHerrmann syndromeJankovic Rivera syndromeMyoclonus, Action

Broader (3)

Degenerative Diseases, Central Nervous SystemExtrapyramidal DisordersMyopathy

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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
A canine distemper virus epidemic in Serengeti lions (Panthera leo)
Nature 379, 441–445 (1996). IN this Letter, we neglected to refer to the paper by T. C. Harder et al (Vaccine 13, 521-523; 1995… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Flurothyl seizure susceptibility in rats following prenatal methylazoxymethanol treatment
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Encephalopathy in childhood secondary to aluminum toxicity.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Anticonvulsant activity of GABA uptake inhibitors and their prodrugs following central or systemic administration.
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Intrahippocampal kainic acid, seizures and local neuronal degeneration: Relationships assessed in unanesthetized rats
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Convulsant and anticonvulsant actions in DBA/2 mice of compounds blocking the reuptake of GABA.
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Gamma hydroxybutyrate in the monkey
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) was administered to adult and prepubescent rhesus monkeys intravenously in varying dosages while an… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Focal reflex myoclonus 1
In a patient with reflex myoclonus limited to the right side of the body, stimulation of the right median nerve in the index… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Neurophysiological mechanisms involved in grand mal seizures induced by Metrazol and Megimide.
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
THE ELECTRODERMOGRAM (TARCHANOFF EFFECT) DURING SLEEP.
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