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Cortical myoclonus in Huntington's disease.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 1 Nov 1994
Thompson P D, Bhatia K P, Brown P, Davis M B, Pires M, Quinn N P, Luthert P, Honovar M, O'Brien M D, Marsden C D
Abstract excerpt
We describe three patients with Huntington's disease, from two families, in whom myoclonus was the predominant clinical feature. The diagnosis was confirmed at autopsy in two cases and by DNA analysis in all three. These patients all presented before the age of 30 years and were the offspring of affected fathers. Neurophysiological studies documented generalised and multifocal action myoclonus of cortical origin...
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