PALATAL MYOCLONUS AND OPIOID-PEPTIDES

Authors
MARTINEZVILA E ALVAREZ PML LUQUIN MR MARTINEZLAGE JM
Citation
E. Martinezvila et al., PALATAL MYOCLONUS AND OPIOID-PEPTIDES, Acta neurologica Scandinavica, 88(3), 1993, pp. 227-228
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Acta neurologica Scandinavica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00016314
Volume
88
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
227 - 228
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-6314(1993)88:3<227:PMAO>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
We report a patient who presented palatal myoclonus (PM) after anoxic brain damage that was completely abolished by the administration of op ioid agonists. This suggests the involvement of peptide systems in the development of PM.