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Cortical myoclonus: sensorimotor hyperexcitability

T Mima1, T Nagamine, N Nishitani

  • 1Department of Brain Pathophysiology, Kyoto University School of Medicine, Japan.

Neurology
|May 5, 1998
PubMed
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Cortical reflex myoclonus involves enlarged somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) indicating sensorimotor cortex hyperexcitability. This study used SEPs and magnetic fields to pinpoint generators in the primary sensorimotor cortex.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Clinical Neurology
  • Evoked Potentials

Background:

  • Cortical myoclonus is linked to enlarged cortical somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs), suggesting sensorimotor cortex hyperexcitability.
  • The precise pathogenesis and generator locations of cortical myoclonus require further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To clarify the pathogenesis of cortical myoclonus by simultaneously recording SEPs and somatosensory evoked magnetic fields (SEFs).
  • To identify the generator sites of abnormal SEFs in patients with cortical myoclonus.

Main Methods:

  • Simultaneous recording of SEPs and whole-head SEFs after median nerve stimulation in six cortical myoclonus patients.
  • Localization of SEF generators using multidipole analysis and MRI-EEG/MEG coregistration.

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Main Results:

  • Enlarged N20m and P30m components localized to the primary somatosensory cortex (Brodmann area 3b) in all patients.
  • P25m, the earliest enhanced component, originated from the precentral gyrus (motor cortex) in most patients.
  • Repetitive SEFs were observed, correlating with both positive and negative myoclonus, further implicating the motor cortex.

Conclusions:

  • The findings demonstrate the critical role of the motor cortex in generating cortical reflex myoclonus.
  • Pathologic features of SEFs suggest abnormal excitability within the primary sensorimotor cortex in cortical myoclonus.