"Myoclonus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Involuntary shock-like contractions, irregular in rhythm and amplitude, followed by relaxation, of a muscle or a group of muscles. This condition may be a feature of some CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; (e.g., EPILEPSY, MYOCLONIC). Nocturnal myoclonus is the principal feature of the NOCTURNAL MYOCLONUS SYNDROME. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp102-3).
| Descriptor ID |
D009207
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.350.500 C23.888.592.350.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Myoclonus- Myoclonus
- Myoclonic Jerking
- Jerking, Myoclonic
- Myoclonic Jerk
- Jerk, Myoclonic
- Jerks, Myoclonic
- Myoclonic Jerks
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Myoclonus" by people in Profiles.
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Barber SR, Barbarite E, Corrales CE. Diagnosis of Stapedial Myoclonus Using Endoscopic Visualization. Otol Neurotol. 2020 09; 41(8):e1072.
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Hui CH, Leung JK, Chang RS, Shea YF. Reversible dysphagia due to gabapentin-induced jaw myoclonus. Chin Med J (Engl). 2019 Jun 20; 132(12):1485-1486.
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Shaikh AG, Wong AL, Optican LM, Zee DS. Impaired Motor Learning in a Disorder of the Inferior Olive: Is the Cerebellum Confused? Cerebellum. 2017 02; 16(1):158-167.
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Shea YF, Mok MM, Chang RS. Gabapentin-induced myoclonus in an elderly with end-stage renal failure. J Formos Med Assoc. 2014 Sep; 113(9):660-1.
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Marrufo M, Politsky J, Mehta S, Morgan JC, Sethi KD. Paroxysmal Kinesigenic Segmental Myoclonus due to a spinal cord glioma. Mov Disord. 2007 Sep 15; 22(12):1801-3.
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Grundmann K, Laubis-Herrmann U, Dressler D, Vollmer-Haase J, Bauer P, Stuhrmann M, Schulte T, Sch?ls L, Topka H, Riess O. Lack of mutations in the epsilon-sarcoglycan gene in patients with different subtypes of primary dystonias. Mov Disord. 2004 Nov; 19(11):1294-7.