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Inherited myoclonus-dystonia
22 Oct 2002
Abstract excerpt
Inherited myoclonus-dystonia (M-D)1 is a relatively new term used to describe patients diagnosed previously with “hereditary essential myoclonus” or “hereditary (alcohol-responsive) myoclonic dystonia”.1,2⇓ Clinical characteristics of this autosomal-dominant disorder (table 1) include myoclonic jerks affecting predominantly the neck, shoulders, and arms and dystonic symptoms, mainly torticollis and writer’s...
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