title: Myoclonus.
abstract: Physiological investigations continue to define the processes underlying different types of myoclonus, particularly cortical forms. Several new aetiologies have been described and genetic advances have revealed the basic deficit in familial hyperekplexia.
authors.affiliation: MRC Human Movement and Balance Unit, Institute of Neurology and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D001933:Brain Stem / Q000503:physiopathology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000503:physiopathology