Gaze-evoked brainstem myoclonus.
The clinical and electrophysiological aspects of a case where brainstem reticular reflex myoclonus was related to an enlarging pontine lesion are described. It had the unusual characteristic of being evoked by sustained up gaze and left gaze.
Williams
David R
DR
Neurology Registrar, St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. drdavew@bigpond.com
D000328:Adult; D004569:Electroencephalography; D020937:Epilepsy, Partial, Sensory / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem / Q000502:physiology*; D005403:Fixation, Ocular; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D011149:Pons / Q000473:pathology