Gaze-evoked brainstem myoclonus

Mov Disord. 2004 Mar;19(3):346-9. doi: 10.1002/mds.10669.

Abstract

The clinical and electrophysiological aspects of a case where brainstem reticular reflex myoclonus was related to an enlarging pontine lesion are described. It had the unusual characteristic of being evoked by sustained up gaze and left gaze.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Electroencephalography
  • Epilepsy, Partial, Sensory / diagnosis*
  • Epilepsy, Partial, Sensory / etiology*
  • Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem / physiology*
  • Fixation, Ocular*
  • Functional Laterality
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Myoclonus / diagnosis
  • Myoclonus / etiology*
  • Pons / pathology