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Query: UMLS:C0027066 (
myoclonus
)
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document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
A further case of opsoclonus with
myoclonus
is described. When this syndrome occurs in childhood an associated neuroblastoma should be excluded. In the majority of cases at all ages no underlying disease will be found, although a preceding history of minor upper respiratory or
gastrointestinal infection
may be elicited, suggesting that a possible encephalitis affecting brain stem mechanisms may be the cause. The prognosis is, as a rule, excellent although full recovery may not occur for many months. Corticosteroids and nitrazepam may have a place in the treatment of severely affected patients with distressing symptoms.
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PMID:Opsoclonus with myoclonus. 121 86
