J Clin Neurol.  2017 Jul;13(3):293-295. 10.3988/jcn.2017.13.3.293.

Treatment of Propriospinal Myoclonus at Sleep Onset

• Byun JI
• Lee D
• Rhee HY
• Shin WC

• KMID: 2391674
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3988/jcn.2017.13.3.293

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Myoclonus*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Polysomnographic recordings and hypnograms. A: Polysomnographic recording with polymyography. B: Recording of a single jerk. C: Hypnogram of initial video polysomnography (VPSG). D: Hypnogram of follow-up VPSG performed 1 month after initiating levetiracetam. The red box indicates a propriospinal myoclonus (PSM) event.

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