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Auricular Myoclonus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

Andrew Kirk  and
Kenneth M. Heilman
Andrew Kirk*
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, and the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida
Kenneth M. Heilman
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, and the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida
*
Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 0X0
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Abstract:

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We describe a young man with a two and a half year history of idiopathic irregular contractions of an antitragicus muscle in the absence of a more generalized movement disorder. These contractions persisted in sleep and could not be replicated voluntarily. Because proximal nerve block temporarily eliminated the movements and complex hand movements reduced their amplitude and frequency, we suspect a central generator. However, these movements were not associated with any known pathologic condition.

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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 18 , Issue 4 , November 1991 , pp. 503 - 504
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1991

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