TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Epileptic Myoclonus
A1  - Caviness, John N.
A2  - Sirven, Joseph I.
A2  - Stern, John M.
PY  - 2011
T2  - Atlas of Video-EEG Monitoring
AB  - Myoclonus  is  defined  as  sudden,  brief,  shocklike  movements  caused  by  muscle  contractions  (positive  myoclonus)  or  inhibitions  (negative  myoclonus).  It  can  be  confusing  to  clinicians  because  of  its  varied  clinical  appearance  and  disparate  etiologies.  Patients  will  usually  call  their  myoclonus  “jerks,”  “jolts,”  “shakes,”  or  “spasms.”  Myoclonic  movements  are  now  recognized  as  having  many  possible  etiologies,  anatomical  sources,  and  pathophysiologic  features,  including  an  association  with  epilepsy.1  However,  this  relationship  with  epilepsy  has  not  always  been  clear.  This  chapter  discusses  that  relationship  and  distinguishes  the  two  disorders  based  on  differences  in  phenotype,  physiology,  and  treatment.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1103049530
ER  -