title: Action myoclonus after cerebral anoxia.
abstract: Intention or kinesogenic myoclonus is uniquely one of many different movement disorders that if recognized and treated, early or late, responds to treatment. Posthypoxic intention myoclonus appears to be a syndrome associated with a variety of interacting biochemical mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, NJ 07112.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Rizvi
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Karetzky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000187:drug effects; D004831:Epilepsies, Myoclonic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000187:drug effects; D012701:Serotonin / Q000502:physiology; D013787:Thalamic Nuclei / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D012701:Serotonin