Electrographic study of brainstem reflex myoclonus.
Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol
; 37(2): 99-106, 1997 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-9098674
A patient with post-hypoxic brainstem reflex myoclonus was examined. In spontaneous jerks electromyographic activity started in the sternocleidomastoid and spread down the spinal cord bilaterally. A similar jerk was elicited by somaesthetic or acoustic stimulation. The patient's blink reflex suggested bilateral pontine lesions at least. Thus, the pattern of muscle activation pointed to a brainstem origin of the myoclonus. Spinal conduction studies conducted during the jerks suggested that the myoclonus signal facilitated a path identical to the spinobulbospinal reflex demonstrated in animals.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Reflejo
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Tronco Encefálico
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Mioclonía
Límite:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol
Año:
1997
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Japón
Pais de publicación:
Bélgica