Myoclonus can be classified according to the physical activity with which myoclonic jerks are associated. Glass and colleagues have now proposed the new category of 'orthostatic' myoclonus (in which ...

A randomised crossover trial shows that zonisamide significantly improves motor symptoms and related disability in adults with myoclonus dystonia. Myoclonus dystonia is very rare, and Marie Vidailhet ...

The researchers also analysed speed changes and the smoothness of movement to detect and quantify myoclonic jerks during an active seizure. The scores obtained using automatic myoclonus detection ...