Myoclonus
August 19th, 2017
Overview
Look For
- Intermittent shock-like jerks.
Causes of Myoclonus
- Physiological (e.g. while falling asleep)
- Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
- Parkinson's disease
- Drugs - lamotrigine, carbamazepine, TCAs, anaesthetic / analgesic withdrawal
- Psychogenic
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