Interictal myoclonus with paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia

Mov Disord. 2006 Sep;21(9):1533-5. doi: 10.1002/mds.20992.

Abstract

We report a new association between interictal myoclonus and paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia (PKD) in 2 patients. By definition, PKD is transient, but the overexcitability of the neuronal system that induces these attacks may be permanent. Interictal myoclonus could be a manifestation of permanent overexcitability.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use
  • Cerebral Cortex / drug effects
  • Cerebral Cortex / physiopathology
  • Chorea / diagnosis*
  • Chorea / drug therapy
  • Chorea / physiopathology
  • Dominance, Cerebral / physiology
  • Electroencephalography / drug effects
  • Epilepsies, Myoclonic / diagnosis*
  • Epilepsies, Myoclonic / drug therapy
  • Epilepsies, Myoclonic / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Kinesthesis / drug effects
  • Kinesthesis / physiology*
  • Male
  • Neurologic Examination / drug effects

Substances

  • Anticonvulsants