Pallidal DBS improves myoclonus in 2 patients with post-hypoxic myoclonus
Objective: Describe DBS for 2 patients with severe post-hypoxic myoclonus. Background: Limited prior reports have shown improvement of PHM after DBS. We describe 2 recent…refractory myoclonus after COVID-19 with resolution after corticosteroids; a case report with brain biopsy and serial neuroimaging.
Objective: To present an individual with multifocal myoclonus after COVID-19 infection with resolution of bilateral MRI hyperintensities following corticosteroids use. Background: Myoclonus after Covid-19 infection…Transcranial magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound in Lance-Adams syndrome
Objective: The objective is to present the first reported case of a patient with post-hypoxic myoclonus (PHM) who underwent noninvasive MR-guided Focused Ultrasound Treatment (MRgFUS).…Myoclonus in a Large Urban Center: 10 Year Experience
Objective: To describe various forms of myoclonus in admitted patients in a 10-year period. Background: Myoclonus consists of brief, shock-like involuntary movements. It may occur…Secondary generalized myoclonus resulting from brainstem ischemic lesion
Objective: To report the case of a patient who developed generalized myoclonus revealing ischemic lesions of the brainstem Background: Myoclonus is a movement disorder defined…Early intervention with deep brain stimulation for children with ε-sarcoglycan myoclonus dystonia
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Globus Pallidus Internus DBS (GPi-DBS) in early stages of disease course. Background: SGCE-related myoclonus-dystonia (SGCE-MD) is considered…Lance-Adams Syndrome: A case series in El Salvador
Objective: To describe the clinical presentation and response to treatment of cases of Lance-Adams Syndrome in a Movement Disorders Clinic in El Salvador. Background: Lance-Adams…Spinal myoclonus in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis
Objective: We report a rare case of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis with one of the manifestation was spinal myoclonus. Background: Myoclonus is a sudden and…SARS-CoV-2 Encephalopathy Presenting as Opsoclonus Myoclonus Syndrome Successfully Treated with IV Immunoglobulins
Objective: To present a case of a SARS-CoV-2 patient presenting with opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome who was successfully treated with IVIGs. Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has…A case report of myoclonus-dystonia with isolated myoclonus phenotype and novel mutation successfully treated with deep brain stimulation
Objective: Report the case of a patient with a novel SGCE gene mutation and isolated myoclonus phenotype who was successfully treated with deep brain stimulation…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.