@inbook{07ac6a0f0b244d96974ccfd19f404aa5,
title = "Treatment of myoclonus in degenerative disorders",
abstract = "Myoclonus is common in neurodegenerative disorders and may be in small or large amplitude. In dementia with Lewy bodies, it occurs as moderately sized jerks in about 1/3 of cases. The combination of dementia, early parkinsonism, hallucinations, cognitive fluctuations, and myoclonus is strongly suggestive of the dementia with Lewy body diagnosis. The major differential diagnosis is Alzheimer{\textquoteright}s disease, although other diagnoses should be considered. The physiology of the myoclonus is cortical. Treatment should be tailored to the patient{\textquoteright}s circumstances. Drugs used for cortical myoclonus are the most useful. Monitoring is necessary for therapeutic response and possible limiting side effects.",
keywords = "Alzheimer{\textquoteright}s disease, Cortical myoclonus, Dementia, Levetiracetam, Myoclonus, Cortex, Dementia with Lewy bodies, Neurodegeneration, Neurophysiology, Treatment",
author = "Caviness, {John N.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.",
year = "2019",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-97897-0_63",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Current Clinical Neurology",
publisher = "Humana Press Inc.",
pages = "277--280",
booktitle = "Current Clinical Neurology",
}