Description of an orthostatic form of myoclonus in 15 patients
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Myoclonus can be classified according to the physical activity with which myoclonic jerks are associated. Glass and colleagues have now proposed the new category of 'orthostatic' myoclonus (in which myoclonic bursts are associated with the action of standing upright), as distinct from 'action' or 'postural' myoclonus. In a recent paper, they report a retrospective review of the records of all 15 patients who were diagnosed with orthostatic myoclonus at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, during the period 2002–2006.
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