[Case of "Friedreich's paramyoclonus multiplex". Clinical and neurophysiologic study]

The author reports the case of 13 years old girl, who since at least three years displays very frequent partial involuntary contractions of some arm's and leg's muscles, especially on the right but also on the left side. The girl was examined with EEG and contemporary registration of the myogramm of the muscles in question and with EMG. The DD of the myoclonic syndrome, and especially between Schultze myochimie, Kny's fibrillar myoclonus and Friedereich paramyoclonus multiplex has been discussed. The conclusion was that the case under discussion, is a case of paramyoclonus multiplex of Friedereich.