Ongoing abdominal status myoclonus in postanoxic coma

Neurocrit Care. 2012 Feb;16(1):136-8. doi: 10.1007/s12028-011-9616-6.

Abstract

We present the video of a patient who presented massive and ongoing rhythmic abdominal myoclonus in postanoxic coma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Muscles / physiopathology*
  • Aged
  • Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use*
  • Coma / complications*
  • Coma / physiopathology
  • Electroencephalography
  • Heart Arrest / complications
  • Heart Arrest / drug therapy
  • Heart Arrest / therapy
  • Humans
  • Hypothermia, Induced / adverse effects*
  • Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain / complications*
  • Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain / therapy
  • Male
  • Myoclonus / diagnosis*
  • Myoclonus / drug therapy
  • Myoclonus / etiology

Substances

  • Anticonvulsants