Diaphragmatic myoclonus: diagnosis by fluoroscopy and electromyography with response to phenytoin

Diaphragmatic myoclonus: diagnosis by fluoroscopy and electromyography with response to phenytoin

A 40-year-old woman presented a 6-week history of "fluttering" in her chest. A diagnosis of bilateral diaphragmatic myoclonus was made by fluoroscopy and electromyography of both hemidiaphragms. No central or peripheral cause was identified, but treatment with intravenous phenytoin had an...

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Veröffentlicht in:Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.) Ala.), 1995-12, Vol.88 (12), p.1270-1273
Hauptverfasser: Young, C R, Clapp, L, Salcedo, V, Whitlock, W L
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Sprache:eng
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Adult
Diaphragm
Electromyography
Female
Fluoroscopy
Humans
Muscle Relaxants, Central - therapeutic use
Myoclonus - diagnosis
Myoclonus - drug therapy
Phenytoin - therapeutic use
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Zusammenfassung:A 40-year-old woman presented a 6-week history of "fluttering" in her chest. A diagnosis of bilateral diaphragmatic myoclonus was made by fluoroscopy and electromyography of both hemidiaphragms. No central or peripheral cause was identified, but treatment with intravenous phenytoin had an immediate effect. With therapy, she has been symptom free for 12 months.
ISSN:0038-4348
DOI:10.1097/00007611-199512000-00017