Episode 276: Neurology VMR – Lethargy and Myoclonus
The Clinical Problem Solvers
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Myoclonus
His ECG showed this period of being hemispheric with mixed health activity that was prolonged during periods of subliminalness and episodes of concerning for seizure activity. The patient started with myoclonus Maria defined it which is a rapid jerky jerky movement of a muscle across a joint in a rhythmic way. Some causes could be primary neurologic causes such as myoclonic epilepsies systemic conditions such as cardiac arrest renal failure or other metabolic conditions. When we got the information that the patient had cancer history then we had to think of three ways that the cancer would be related to the presentation of the patient so metastasis in the CNS or complications of the therapy or a pair
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