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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-5-28
pubmed:abstractText
A patient is described who presented with myoclonus of the first dorsal interosseus muscle of the right foot. This myoclonus occurred 18 months after trauma of the cutaneous branch of the deep peroneal nerve on the dorsal aspect of the foot. Tactile stimulation in the dermatome of this nerve, or an anaesthetic block of the deep peroneal nerve stopped the myoclonus. The different innervation between the efferent motor activity responsible for the movements and the sensory afference suppressing it points firmly towards involvement of central connections. However, abolition of the movement by anaesthesia suggests the presence of a peripheral ectopic generator. This finding confirms that focal myoclonus can have its origin in the peripheral nervous system and may be modulated by sensory inputs.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0022-3050
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
64
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
673-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Post-traumatic stimulus suppressible myoclonus of peripheral origin.
pubmed:affiliation
Clinique et Policlinique de Neurologie, H U G, Geneva, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't