Unilateral epileptic negative myoclonus following focal lesion of the postcentral cerebral cortex due to acute middle cerebral infarction.
Here we report a patient who suffered an acute infarction of the contralateral postcentral cerebral cortex and subsequently developed unilateral partial epilepsy with negative myoclonus. The findings of brain magnetic resonance imaging, polygraphic recordings of the postcentral somatosensory area, and response to anticonvulsant treatment support the presence of a cause-and-effect relationship, thereby providing evidence for a pathophysiological substrate for epileptic negative myoclonus.
Song
In-Uk
IU
Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea.
Lee
Dong-Geun
DG
Kim
Joong-Seok
JS
An
Jae-Young
JY
Lee
Sang-Bong
SB
Kim
Yeong-In
YI
Lee
Kwang-Soo
KS
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