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Inspiratory Myoclonus
Marieke C J Dekker1, Kajiru G Kilonzo1, William P Howlett1
1Department of Internal Medicine, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, TZ.
Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements (New York, N.Y.)
|February 28, 2019
Abstract
Background:
Movement disorders of respiration are rare and are restricted to a phase of the respiratory cycle.
Phenomenology Shown:
The intermittent inspiratory myoclonus in this patient with post-anoxic encephalopathy is likely to be of brainstem origin.
Educational Value:
Rare movement disorders can be identified even in remote areas of the world where access to neurological care is limited.
