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Query: UMLS:C0027066 (myoclonus)
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We report an 18-year-old man with paroxysmal jerking movements of the left arm since age 7 years. These were invariably precipitated by startle or sudden movements. He was subsequently diagnosed with a cervical cord anaplastic astrocytoma on MRI. We could not identify previous reports of paroxysmal myoclonus secondary to a spinal cord neoplasm. We have coined the term Paroxysmal Kinesigenic Segmental Myoclonus to describe this entity.
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PMID:Paroxysmal Kinesigenic Segmental Myoclonus due to a spinal cord glioma. 1759 44