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SUBMITTER: Savrun FK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2526081 | biostudies-other | 2008
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Journal of brachial plexus and peripheral nerve injury 20080806
Spinal myoclonus is a rare disorder characterized by myoclonic movements in muscles that originate from several segments of the spinal cord and usually associated with laminectomy, spinal cord injury, post-operative, lumbosacral radiculopathy, spinal extradural block, myelopathy due to demyelination, cervical spondylosis and many other diseases. On rare occasions, it can originate from the peripheral nerve lesions and be mistaken for peripheral myoclonus. Careful history taking and electrophysio ...[more]