Abstract |
The clinico-pathological findings in a 61-year-old man, who suffered from branchial and skeletal myoclonus, appearing six months after a brainstem infarction are reported. Of all the drugs which are usually thought to be effective in the treatment of myoclonus, only valproic acid brought some relief. The necropsy revealed bilateral hypertrophy of the olives, together with bilateral pontine tegmental and rubral infarctions, without involvement of the olivary pathway.
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Authors | J De Bleecker, J De Reuck, W Van Landegem, G Meersman |
Journal | Acta neurologica Belgica
(Acta Neurol Belg)
1988 Aug-Oct
Vol. 88
Issue 4
Pg. 221-8
ISSN: 0300-9009 [Print] Italy |
PMID | 3144824
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Brain Stem
(blood supply)
- Cerebral Infarction
(complications, pathology)
- Humans
- Hypertrophy
- Male
- Mesencephalon
- Middle Aged
- Myoclonus
(drug therapy, etiology)
- Olivary Nucleus
(pathology)
- Pons
- Valproic Acid
(therapeutic use)
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