A Case of Lance Adams Syndrome in a Patient with Attempted Hanging

Lance Adams syndrome is the term used to describe late post-hypoxic myoclonus. Here we describe a patient who developed action and intention myoclonus after 7 days of attempted partial hanging. The similarity of Lance Adams syndrome, which is a treatable condition to a cerebellar syndrome, and the d...

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Autores principales: Subramanian, Mohanakkannan, Velayudham, Sakthi, Jeyaraj, Malcolm, Arunan, S, Perumal, Sowmini, Mohan, Kranthi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9492758/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36213707
http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24299
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Sumario:Lance Adams syndrome is the term used to describe late post-hypoxic myoclonus. Here we describe a patient who developed action and intention myoclonus after 7 days of attempted partial hanging. The similarity of Lance Adams syndrome, which is a treatable condition to a cerebellar syndrome, and the diagnostic difficulties have been highlighted. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Subramanian M, Velayudham S, Jeyaraj M, Arunan S, Perumal S, Mohan K. A Case of Lance Adams Syndrome in a Patient with Attempted Hanging. Indian J Crit Care Med 2022;26(9):1052–1053.

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