Action myoclonus after cerebral anoxia.
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.
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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
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D012701:Serotonin