Article
Familial cortical myoclonus with a mutation in NOL3.
Annals of neurology - 1 Aug 2012
Russell Jonathan F, Steckley Jamie L, Coppola Giovanni, Hahn Angelika F G, Howard MacKenzie A, Kornberg Zachary, Huang Alden, Mirsattari Seyed M, Merriman Barry, Klein Eric, Choi Murim, Lee Hsien-Yang, Kirk Andrew, Nelson-Williams Carol, Gibson Gillian, Baraban Scott C, Lifton Richard P, Geschwind Daniel H, Fu Ying-Hui, Ptáček Louis J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Myoclonus is characterized by sudden, brief involuntary movements, and its presence is debilitating. We identified a family suffering from adult onset, cortical myoclonus without associated seizures. We performed clinical, electrophysiological, and genetic studies to define this phenotype. METHODS: A large, 4-generation family with a history of myoclonus underwent careful questioning, examination, and...
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