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- Movement Disorders and Inherited Metabolic Disorders
- Movement Disorders and Inherited Metabolic Disorders
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Section I General Principles and a Phenomenology-Based Approach to Movement Disorders and Inherited Metabolic Disorders
- Chapter 1 Treatable Metabolic Movement Disorders: The Top 10
- Chapter 2 The Importance of Movement Disorders in Inborn Errors of Metabolism
- Chapter 3 The Importance of Inborn Errors of Metabolism for Movement Disorders
- Chapter 4 Imaging in Metabolic Movement Disorders
- Chapter 5 Biochemical Testing for Metabolic Movement Disorders
- Chapter 6 Genetic Testing for Metabolic Movement Disorders
- Chapter 7 A Phenomenology-Based Approach to Inborn Errors of Metabolism with Ataxia
- Chapter 8 A Phenomenology-Based Approach to Inborn Errors of Metabolism with Dystonia
- Chapter 9 A Phenomenology-Based Approach to Inborn Errors of Metabolism with Parkinsonism
- Chapter 10 A Phenomenology-Based Approach to Inborn Errors of Metabolism with Spasticity
- Chapter 11 A Phenomenology-Based Approach to Inborn Errors of Metabolism with Myoclonus
- Section II A Metabolism-Based Approach to Movement Disorders and Inherited Metabolic Disorders
- Section III Conclusions and Future Directions
- Appendix: Video Captions
- Index
- References
Chapter 11 - A Phenomenology-Based Approach to Inborn Errors of Metabolism with Myoclonus
from Section I - General Principles and a Phenomenology-Based Approach to Movement Disorders and Inherited Metabolic Disorders
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 September 2020
- Movement Disorders and Inherited Metabolic Disorders
- Movement Disorders and Inherited Metabolic Disorders
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Section I General Principles and a Phenomenology-Based Approach to Movement Disorders and Inherited Metabolic Disorders
- Chapter 1 Treatable Metabolic Movement Disorders: The Top 10
- Chapter 2 The Importance of Movement Disorders in Inborn Errors of Metabolism
- Chapter 3 The Importance of Inborn Errors of Metabolism for Movement Disorders
- Chapter 4 Imaging in Metabolic Movement Disorders
- Chapter 5 Biochemical Testing for Metabolic Movement Disorders
- Chapter 6 Genetic Testing for Metabolic Movement Disorders
- Chapter 7 A Phenomenology-Based Approach to Inborn Errors of Metabolism with Ataxia
- Chapter 8 A Phenomenology-Based Approach to Inborn Errors of Metabolism with Dystonia
- Chapter 9 A Phenomenology-Based Approach to Inborn Errors of Metabolism with Parkinsonism
- Chapter 10 A Phenomenology-Based Approach to Inborn Errors of Metabolism with Spasticity
- Chapter 11 A Phenomenology-Based Approach to Inborn Errors of Metabolism with Myoclonus
- Section II A Metabolism-Based Approach to Movement Disorders and Inherited Metabolic Disorders
- Section III Conclusions and Future Directions
- Appendix: Video Captions
- Index
- References
Summary
Myoclonus is a hyperkinetic movement disorder defined as a sudden, brief, involuntary jerk of a muscle or a muscle group. Myoclonus can be caused by muscle contraction (positive myoclonus) or by loss of muscle contraction (negative myoclonus). The prevalence of myoclonus is largely unknown. Symptoms are not always severe enough to attract medical attention and signs of myoclonus can be hard to recognize.
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- Movement Disorders and Inherited Metabolic DisordersRecognition, Understanding, Improving Outcomes, pp. 155 - 170Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020