Electrophysiological Investigations in Orthostatic Myoclonus: Preliminary Findings

Aysegul Gunduz; Melih Tutuncu; Burcu Zeydan; Hulya Apaydin; Gunes Kiziltan; Sibel Ertan; Meral E. Kiziltan

doi:10.1017/cjn.2017.241

Electrophysiological Investigations in Orthostatic Myoclonus: Preliminary Findings

Aysegul Gunduz, Melih Tutuncu, Burcu Zeydan, Hulya Apaydin, Gunes Kiziltan, Sibel Ertan, Meral E. Kiziltan

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Abstract

We report the clinical and electrophysiological findings in seven patients with orthostatic myoclonus (OM) associated with gait initiation failure and falls. OM is one of the causes of unsteadiness of stance and gait, and it may develop as a symptom of neurodegenerative disorders. Both positive myoclonic bursts and negative myoclonus may be seen in electrophysiological recordings, and electrophysiological analysis suggests a subcortical origin for OM.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	100-103
Number of pages	4
Journal	Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences
Volume	45
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/cjn.2017.241
State	Published - Jan 1 2018

Keywords

Brainstem reflexes
Gait ignition failure
Orthostatic myoclonus
Unsteadiness

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Neurology
Clinical Neurology

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