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Negative Myoclonus Induced by Ciprofloxacin

Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements

Volume 7 (2017): Issue 0

By: Anusha van Samkar, Floriaan G. C. M. De Kleermaeker, Margot G. E. te Riele and Aad Verrips

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|Sep 2017

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Video 1

Demonstration of negative myoclonus in our patient. This video shows negative myoclonus of the patient’s arms (mostly) and legs. First, the patient is asked to stretch his arms forward. Involuntary jerky movements are observed caused by a sudden, brief interruption of muscle activity. When the patient is asked to raise his arms higher, this can be seen more clearly. Secondly, the patient is asked to put his arms down, after which the involuntary jerky movements disappear. Next, the patient is asked to raise his left leg, in which the involuntary jerky movements can be seen. After putting his left leg down, it can no longer be observed. The same can be observed when raising the right leg. When the patient’s arms and legs are at rest, no myoclonus is observed.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/tohm.391 | Journal eISSN: 2160-8288

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Language: English

Submitted on: Aug 7, 2017

Accepted on: Aug 22, 2017

Published on: Sep 6, 2017

Published by: Columbia University Libraries/Information Services

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

Keywords:

Negative myoclonus,

adverse reaction

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