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A case of bulbospinal muscular atrophy with large fasciculation manifesting as spinal myoclonus

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Highlights • A patient with BSMA presenting with myoclonus was studied by using surface EMG.• The surface EMG during voluntary contraction showed large fasciculation discharges.• Some of them were large… Click to show full abstract

Highlights • A patient with BSMA presenting with myoclonus was studied by using surface EMG.• The surface EMG during voluntary contraction showed large fasciculation discharges.• Some of them were large enough to cause joint movements, corresponding to myoclonus.• The case suggests that large fasciculation can be a cause of spinal myoclonus.

Keywords: large fasciculation; fasciculation; myoclonus case; spinal myoclonus

Journal Title: Clinical Neurophysiology Practice
Year Published: 2017

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