Stimulus-induced myoclonus treated effectively with clonazepam in genetically confirmed Coffin–Lowry syndrome
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Stimulus-induced myoclonus treated effectively with clonazepam in genetically confirmed Coffin–Lowry syndrome☆
PURPOSE Coffin-Lowry syndrome (CLS) is a rare X-linked semidominant syndromic genetic disorder that is characterized by typical facial and radiologic findings, psychomotor and growth retardation, and various skeletal anomalies. A distinctive paroxysmal disorder called stimulus-bound myoclonus is clinically heterogeneous and is generally characterized by a sudden loss of muscle tone that is rega...
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عنوان ژورنال: Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2213-3232
DOI: 10.1016/j.ebcr.2014.09.007