title: Myoclonus of the scapula after acute long thoracic nerve lesion: a case report.
abstract: We describe a patient who presented myoclonus in the left scapula 3 months after a traumatic lesion of the left long thoracic nerve. Myoclonic activity was recorded as pseudorhythmic electromyographic bursts repeated at a frequency of 2 to 4 Hz, each lasting between 100 and 200 msec, in the left serratus-dorsalis muscle region, trapezius, and deltoid muscles. A combination of peripheral and central mechanisms may have induced the myoclonus in this case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy. f.camerota@libero.it
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Camerota
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Celletti
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paoloni
authors.forename: Mariano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Serrao
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inghilleri
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pierelli
authors.forename: Valter
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Santilli
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D012540:Scapula / Q000294:innervation*; D013900:Thoracic Nerves / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology; D020196:Trauma, Nervous System / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation