Jerky Periods: Myoclonus Occurring Solely During Menses

BACKGROUND: In this case report, we describe an unusual case of a patient with myoclonus only occurring during menses. CASE REPORT: A 41-year-old female, known to have neurological sequelae after a car accident 1 year earlier, presented with myoclonic movements of the right arm and hand only during...

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Autores principales: Buijink, Arthur W. G., Gelauff, Jeannette M., van der Salm, Sandra M. A., Tijssen, Marina A. J., van Rootselaar, Anne-Fleur
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Columbia University Libraries/Information Services 2013
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3636523/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23724361
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author Buijink, Arthur W. G.
Gelauff, Jeannette M.
van der Salm, Sandra M. A.
Tijssen, Marina A. J.
van Rootselaar, Anne-Fleur
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description BACKGROUND: In this case report, we describe an unusual case of a patient with myoclonus only occurring during menses. CASE REPORT: A 41-year-old female, known to have neurological sequelae after a car accident 1 year earlier, presented with myoclonic movements of the right arm and hand only during menses. Brain magnetic resonance imaging is compatible with head trauma. Electromyography shows brief irregular bursts with a duration of about 20 ms. DISCUSSION: This appears to be the first description of myoclonus appearing only during menses. We suggest a cortical origin for myoclonus.
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spelling pubmed-36365232013-05-30 Jerky Periods: Myoclonus Occurring Solely During Menses Buijink, Arthur W. G. Gelauff, Jeannette M. van der Salm, Sandra M. A. Tijssen, Marina A. J. van Rootselaar, Anne-Fleur Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y) Case Reports BACKGROUND: In this case report, we describe an unusual case of a patient with myoclonus only occurring during menses. CASE REPORT: A 41-year-old female, known to have neurological sequelae after a car accident 1 year earlier, presented with myoclonic movements of the right arm and hand only during menses. Brain magnetic resonance imaging is compatible with head trauma. Electromyography shows brief irregular bursts with a duration of about 20 ms. DISCUSSION: This appears to be the first description of myoclonus appearing only during menses. We suggest a cortical origin for myoclonus. Columbia University Libraries/Information Services 2013-04-26 /pmc/articles/PMC3636523/ /pubmed/23724361 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution–Noncommerical–No Derivatives License, which permits the user to copy, distribute, and transmit the work provided that the original author and source are credited; that no commercial use is made of the work; and that the work is not altered or transformed.
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