Intrahemispheric and interhemispheric spread of cerebral cortical myoclonic activity and its relevance to epilepsy.

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Nine patients with cortical myoclonus (due to various pathologies), in whom movement of one limb induced bilateral limb jerks, were investigated. Three of these patients also had bilateral cortical reflex myoclonus when one limb was subjected to an electrical stimulus. The relative latencies to onset of electromyogram (EMG) activity in various ipsilateral and contralateral muscles in action and reflex jerks were studied. Bilateral reflex and action jerks induced by unilateral electrical stimu...

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Authors: Brown, P; Day, B; Rothwell, J; Thompson, P; Marsden, C

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Brain : a journal of neurology
• Volume: 114 ( Pt 5)
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 2333-2351
• Publication date: 1991-10-01
• DOI: 10.1093/brain/114.5.2333
• EISSN: 1460-2156
• ISSN: 0006-8950
• Language: English
• Keywords: Humans; Electric Stimulation; Middle Aged; Neural Pathways; Movement; Adult; Somatosensory Cortex; Peripheral Nerves; Epilepsy; Corpus Callosum; Aged; Reflex; Muscles; Reaction Time; Arm; Myoclonus; Functional Laterality; Leg