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Spinal myoclonus

Spinal myoclonus is generally due to a tumor, infection, injury, or degenerative process of the spinal cord, and is characterized by involuntary… 
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2007
2007
Spinal myoclonus following herpes zoster radiculitis
A 69-year-old man with Parkinson disease and ischemic heart disease presented with spontaneous jerks in his right upper limb 2… 
2006
2006
Spinal myoclonus following combined spinal‐epidural anaesthesia for Caesarean section
A nulliparous woman presented with pre‐eclampsia at 39 weeks' gestation. A combined spinal‐epidural anaesthesia was employed for… 
2005
2005
Involuntary jerking of lower half of the body (spinal myoclonus).
A 55 years old, hypertensive, diabetic lady presented with sudden onset jerky movement of lower trunk and legs. It was present… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Clinical trial of piracetam in patients with myoclonus: Nationwide multiinstitution study in Japan
Sixty patients with disabling myoclonus excluding mainly spinal myoclonus were treated by piracetam as an open‐labeled study, and… 
1996
1996
Evolution of segmental myoclonus during sleep: polygraphic study of two cases
We describe the sleep evolution of two cases of segmental myoclonus. The first patient had symptomatic palatal myoclonus which… 
1991
1991
The relation of central 5-HT1A and 5-HT2 receptors: Low dose agonist-induced selective tolerance in the rat
1991
1991
Post-operative paraplegia with spinal myoclonus possibly caused by epidural anaesthesia: case report
We report a patient who developed paraplegia following percutaneous nephrolithotresis of the left kidney under epidural… 
Review
1986
Review
1986
Rhythmic myoclonias including spinal myoclonus.
In rare cases, rhythmic limb movements may appear in association with palatal myoclonus. There is a similar slow rate, below 4… 
Review
1986
Review
1986
Rhythmic myoclonias including spinal myoclonus.
In rare cases, rhythmic limb movements may appear in association with palatal myoclonus. There is a similar slow rate, below 4… 
1980
1980
Spinal myoclonus with vacuolar degeneration of anterior horn cells.
Myoclonic contractions of muscles in the abdominal wall and lower extremities developed in a 47-year-old paraplegic woman. The… 
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