title: Propriospinal myoclonus after treatment with ciprofloxacin.
abstract: The clinical and electrophysiological features of a truncal myoclonus in a 55-year-old man are described. The electromyographic characteristics point toward propriospinal myoclonus. It is suggested that a myoclonic generator was released after use of ciprofloxacin, by antagonising the gamma-aminobutyric acid metabolism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Bart
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Post
authors.forename: Johannes H T M
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Koelman
authors.forename: Marina A J
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Tijssen
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004576:Electromyography / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000503:physiopathology; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin