ALLMedicine™ Myokymia Center

Jan 22nd, 2021 - Gabapentin is a commonly used medication for neuropathic pain and epilepsy that is prescribed by a wide range of medical specialties. Adverse effects including asterixis and myoclonus have been described in patients with chronic kidney disease, bu...

Dec 23rd, 2020 - Although the classic phenotype of episodic ataxia type 1 (EA1) caused by variants in KCNA1 includes episodic ataxia and myokymia, further genotype-phenotype correlations are difficult to establish due to highly heterogeneous clinical presentations...

Nov 11th, 2020 - Although multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN) is now recognized as a distinct, albeit rare, neurological condition, the path to its recognition was long and winding. This article provides an insight into the medical history of MMN "patient zero" and ...

Aug 22nd, 2020 - A number of crotaline species have been associated with neurotoxic envenomation in North America. One clinical sign that can occur is myokymia: fine, involuntary, wave-like muscle movements occurring at regular intervals. We report an unusual scen...

Aug 18th, 2020 - To describe a novel observation of ipsilateral eyelid myokymia in the context of Marcus Gunn jaw-winking synkinesis (MGJWS). A retrospective case series of 5 patients observed to have myokymia in the context of MGJWS in 2 tertiary hospitals in Riy...

Jan 22nd, 2021 - Gabapentin is a commonly used medication for neuropathic pain and epilepsy that is prescribed by a wide range of medical specialties. Adverse effects including asterixis and myoclonus have been described in patients with chronic kidney disease, bu...

Dec 23rd, 2020 - Although the classic phenotype of episodic ataxia type 1 (EA1) caused by variants in KCNA1 includes episodic ataxia and myokymia, further genotype-phenotype correlations are difficult to establish due to highly heterogeneous clinical presentations...

Nov 11th, 2020 - Although multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN) is now recognized as a distinct, albeit rare, neurological condition, the path to its recognition was long and winding. This article provides an insight into the medical history of MMN "patient zero" and ...

Aug 22nd, 2020 - A number of crotaline species have been associated with neurotoxic envenomation in North America. One clinical sign that can occur is myokymia: fine, involuntary, wave-like muscle movements occurring at regular intervals. We report an unusual scen...

Aug 18th, 2020 - To describe a novel observation of ipsilateral eyelid myokymia in the context of Marcus Gunn jaw-winking synkinesis (MGJWS). A retrospective case series of 5 patients observed to have myokymia in the context of MGJWS in 2 tertiary hospitals in Riy...

Jun 12th, 2014 - Confounded by movement Movement of the patient with devastating brain injury is often a confounder in the determination of brain death. This is also a source of confusion and concern for the family.

Apr 2nd, 2013 - Case Diagnosis Given the patient's findings, the most likely diagnosis is hemifacial spasm.[1] Hemifacial spasm is differentiated from blepharospasm in that it is unilateral and the spasm will persist during sleep. Unlike in blepharospasm, oral se...