 Myoclonus
"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).
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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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Myoclonus" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Myoclonus" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Myoclonus" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Stubblefield K, Zahoor S, Sonmezturk H, Haas K, Mattingly D, Abou-Khalil B. Perampanel is effective against Lance-Adams syndrome. Epileptic Disord. 2021 Oct 01; 23(5):769-771.
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Samanta D, Willis E. KIAA2022-related disorders can cause Jeavons (eyelid myoclonia with absence) syndrome. Acta Neurol Belg. 2020 Feb; 120(1):205-207.
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Mulkey SB, Ben-Zeev B, Nicolai J, Carroll JL, Gr?nborg S, Jiang YH, Joshi N, Kelly M, Koolen DA, Mikati MA, Park K, Pearl PL, Scheffer IE, Spillmann RC, Taglialatela M, Vieker S, Weckhuysen S, Cooper EC, Cilio MR. Neonatal nonepileptic myoclonus is a prominent clinical feature of KCNQ2 gain-of-function variants R201C and R201H. Epilepsia. 2017 03; 58(3):436-445.
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Gupta HV, Ramakrishnaiah RH, Sharp GB, Lee RW, Walters WD. A combination of chorea, myoclonus, and dystonia in a patient with pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 2: a video case presentation. Acta Neurol Belg. 2015 Dec; 115(4):783-5.
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