Progressive myoclonus ataxia: Time for a new definition?

Movement Disorders : Official Journal of the Movement Disorder Society
Sterre van der VeenMarina A Tijssen

Abstract

The clinical demarcation of the syndrome progressive myoclonus ataxia is unclear, leading to a lack of recognition and difficult differentiation from other neurological syndromes. The objective of this study was to apply a refined definition of progressive myoclonus ataxia and describe the clinical characteristics in patients with progressive myoclonus ataxia and with isolated cortical myoclonus. A retro- and prospective analysis was performed in our tertiary referral center between 1994 and 2014. Inclusion criteria for progressive myoclonus ataxia patients were the presence of myoclonus and ataxia with or without infrequent (all types, treatment responsive) epileptic seizures. Inclusion criteria for isolated cortical myoclonus was the presence of isolated cortical myoclonus. Clinical and electrophysiological characteristics data were systematically scored. A total of 14 progressive myoclonus ataxia patients (males, 7; females, 7), median age 14.5 years, and 8 isolated cortical myoclonus patients (males, 2; females, 6), median age 23.5 years, were identified. In 93% of the progressive myoclonus ataxia patients, ataxia started first (median 2 years) followed by myoclonus (4 years) and finally infrequent epilepsy (9.3 years), wit...Continue Reading

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Oct 5, 2019·Movement Disorders : Official Journal of the Movement Disorder Society·Sterre van der VeenMarina A J Tijssen
Jan 12, 2021·Movement Disorders Clinical Practice·Malco RossiBart van de Warrenburg
Apr 26, 2021·Journal of Movement Disorders·Debaleena MukherjeeAtanu Biswas

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