How To Use clonus In A Sentence
- When the myoclonic jerks are unilateral, a more serious condition is often suspected and the diagnosis of benign sleep myoclonus may not be considered.
- Some patients have an idiosyncratic response to cyclic antidepressants that are potent serotonin uptake blockers e.g., fluoxetine and develop a syndrome characterized by restlessness, hyperreflexia, myoclonus, insomnia, diaphoresis, nausea, diarrhea, and abdominal cramps. The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry
- Upon tapping, the quadriceps tendon caused a brisk marked contraction of thigh muscles, followed by mild clonus. Studies in Forensic Psychiatry
- Twitching or myoclonus may be observed (often mistaken for seizures).
- The patient should be tested for deep tendon reflexes and clonus.
- No foot clonus, no Babinski; abdominal reflexes present, cremasteric not elicited; catalepsy not always present. Studies in Forensic Psychiatry
- Tapping of one knee tended to set musculature of opposite knee in mild clonus of short duration. Studies in Forensic Psychiatry
- Physical examination revealed left ankle clonus, positive Babinski sign on the left, and left lower extremity weakness.
- We report on 15 patients in whom benign sleep myoclonus was initially mistaken for epilepsy.
- In medical parlance, the twitching is called hypnagogic myoclonus (the first word refers to sleep and the second to muscle twitches). Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
