MYOCLONUS AS AN UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY IN A HIV POSITIVE PATIENT

From mild muscular contractions to gross jerks affecting the whole body, myoclonus is an involuntary movement caused by an excessive discharge from a group of neurons located in one or multiple sites from cortical to peripheral level. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare demye...

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Main Authors: L. Chicea, E.C. Rosca, O. Rosca, M. Ciolan, M. Simu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Amaltea Medical Publishing House 2012-12-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Neurology
Subjects:
hiv
Online Access:https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_Journal_of_NEUROLOGY/Revista_Romana_de_NEUROLOGIE-2012-Nr.4/RJN_2012_4_Art-08.pdf