Abnormalities of the balance between inhibition and excitation in the motor cortex of patients with cortical myoclonus.

Patients with cortical myoclonus may have purely focal or multifocal jerks, or they may have additional bilateral or generalized jerks, suggesting the spread of excitatory myoclonic activity between the cerebral hemispheres and across the sensorimotor cortex. The factors contributing to this spread...

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Main Authors: Brown, P, Ridding, M, Werhahn, K, Rothwell, J, Marsden, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1996