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Spinal Myoclonus in Association with Herpes Zoster Infection: Two Case Reports

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

G.S. Dhaliwal  and
D.A. McGreal
G.S. Dhaliwal
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada
D.A. McGreal*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada
*
The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada
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Two cases of segmental spinal myoclonus, attributed to herpes zoster infection, are presented. The findings support the suggestion made by Campbell and Garland (1956) that “subacute myoclonic spinal neuronitis” is of viral origin. Both patients were receiving immuno-suppressive treatment when the myoclonus developed. The value of carbamazepine in therapy is mentioned.

Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 1 , Issue 4 , November 1974 , pp. 239 - 241
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1974

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