ALLMedicine™ Myokymia Center

May 4th, 2021 - Morvan syndrome (MoS) is a rare autoimmune syndrome associated with antibodies against two kinds of potassium channel proteins, contactin associated protein-like 2 (CASPR2) and leucine-rich glioma inactivated protein 1 (LGI1). MoS patients with on...

Apr 27th, 2021 - Teaching Video NeuroImages: Infratentorial Multiple Sclerosis Relapse Presenting as Continuous Hemifacial Myokymia.|2021|Salavisa M,Serrazina F,Pires P,Correia AS,|

Apr 14th, 2021 - To analyze the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients diagnosed with acquired neuromyotonia and who were treated with tacrolimus. A single center, retrospective study was performed on patients with acquired meuromyotonia whose treatment...

Mar 6th, 2021 - Myokymic discharges are classically associated with nerve injury from prior radiation but may occur in other neuromuscular disorders. Using quantitative analysis we aimed to identify the spectrum of conditions in which myokymic discharges are pres...

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...

May 4th, 2021 - Morvan syndrome (MoS) is a rare autoimmune syndrome associated with antibodies against two kinds of potassium channel proteins, contactin associated protein-like 2 (CASPR2) and leucine-rich glioma inactivated protein 1 (LGI1). MoS patients with on...

Apr 27th, 2021 - Teaching Video NeuroImages: Infratentorial Multiple Sclerosis Relapse Presenting as Continuous Hemifacial Myokymia.|2021|Salavisa M,Serrazina F,Pires P,Correia AS,|

Apr 14th, 2021 - To analyze the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients diagnosed with acquired neuromyotonia and who were treated with tacrolimus. A single center, retrospective study was performed on patients with acquired meuromyotonia whose treatment...

Mar 6th, 2021 - Myokymic discharges are classically associated with nerve injury from prior radiation but may occur in other neuromuscular disorders. Using quantitative analysis we aimed to identify the spectrum of conditions in which myokymic discharges are pres...

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...

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...