Alcohol-responsive action myoclonus of the leg in prostate cancer: A novel paraneoplastic syndrome
Objective: To describe two patients with prostate cancer and identical phenotypes of likely paraneoplastic unilateral leg myoclonus. Background: Paraneoplastic movement disorders (PMDs) in prostate cancer…How do we clinically distinguish subtypes of myoclonus? A retrospective study
Objective: To evaluate the accuracy of clinical phenotyping in a heterogeneous cohort of patients presenting with myoclonus and to determine clinical characteristics. Furthermore, we studied…Transient myoclonic state in the elderly: A new entity in the classification of myoclonus
Objective: To clarify the clinical picture of transient myoclonic state in elderly patients and to establish a position in the classification of myoclonus. Background: Transient…Topiramate responsive adult-onset opsoclonus myoclonus ataxia syndrome
Objective: Opsoclonus myoclonus ataxia (OMA) is a rare neurological syndrome characterized with with autoimmune background. However the exact pathophysiology is not clear. Most common underlying…Oculopalatal myoclonus after stroke
Objective: Analysis of clinical course of oculopalatal myoclonus (OPM) and MRI images of the brain. Background: OPM are rare movement disorders connected with the injury…Ortostatic myoclonus: A report of four cases
Objective: To highlight the presentation of orthostatic myoclonus and to increase awareness of this syndrome amongst neurologists and physicians. Background: Orthostatic unsteadiness (unsteadiness on standing)…Symptomatic palatal and respiratory tremor with ataxia following fourth ventricle epidermoid cyst removal
Objective: Present rare cause of symptomatic palatal tremor and ataxia after fourth ventricle cyst removal with unusual respiratory muscle involvement. Background: Symptomatic palatal tremor (SPT)…The interrater variability in clinical assessment of post-hypoxic myoclonus
Objective: To investigate the interrater variability in clinical assessment of acute post-hypoxic myoclonus (PHM) after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Background: PHM is a clinical symptom that can…Persistent myoclonic dystonia due to SCL2A1 mutation
Objective: We present a young woman with myoclonic dystonia due to a novel mutation in SCL2A1 gene. Background: Mutations in the SCL2A1 gene can cause…Children with idiopathic tics reveal additional features of hyperkinetic movement disorders
Objective: To investigate whether children with tics reveal features of additional hyperkinetic movement disorders. Background: The patho-physiology for idiopathic tic disorders is unknown, although underlying…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.