A case of primary spinal myoclonus: clinical presentation and possible mechanisms involved

Spinal myoclonus is a rare movement disorder characterized by myoclonic involvement of a group of muscles supplied by a few contiguous segments of the spinal cord. Structural lesions are usually the cause, but in primary spinal myoclonus the etiology remains unknown. We present the case of a 26-year...

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Main Authors: Cynthia Resende Campos, João Carlos Papaterra Limongi, Flávia Costa Nunes Machado, Mário Wilson Iervolino Brotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2003-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2003000100022&tlng=en
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