J Clin Neurol.  2019 Oct;15(4):569-571. 10.3988/jcn.2019.15.4.569.

Unusual Presentation of Propriospinal Myoclonus Occurring during Stable Sleep

• Choi JH
• Koo DL
• Lee JY
• Nam H

• KMID: 2467769
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3988/jcn.2019.15.4.569

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Myoclonus*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 EEG and EMG recordings during REM sleep in the patient. The first EMG bursts arose in the rectus abdominis muscle (arrows) and spread to the gastrocnemius and tibialis anterior muscles. The durations of the EMG bursts were 1,000 ms (A) and 800 ms (B), and the corresponding latencies from the first bursts in the rectus abdominis to the subsequent bursts in the lower extremities were 100 ms and 120 ms, respectively. There were no interictal or ictal epileptiform discharges on EEG recordings. EKG: electrocardiography, EOG: electrooculography, L: left, R: right.

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