Preferred Label : myokymia;
MeSH definition : Successive and rapid contractions of motor units associated with chronic nerve injury.
The discharges arise from the peripheral aspects of regenerating nerves, and clinically
impart a nearly continuous undulation of the body surface overlying the muscle. (Adams
et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1491);
MeSH synonym : chorea, morvan's fibrillary; choreas, morvan's; morvan fibrillary chorea; chorea, morvan; choreas, fibrillary; kymatisms; morvans chorea; myokymias; kymatism; morvan's chorea; chorea, morvan's; morvan's choreas; morvan's fibrillary chorea; fibrillary chorea, morvan's; morvans fibrillary chorea; fibrillary chorea; chorea, fibrillary; fibrillary choreas; morvan chorea; choreas, morvan; morvan choreas;
MeSH Hyperonym : myokymia, generalized; Generalized Myokymia; Generalized Myokymias; Myokymias, Generalized;
MeSH annotation : consider also FASCICULATION; for continuous myokymia use ISAACS SYNDROME;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myokymia;
Origin ID : D020385;
UMLS CUI : C0684219;
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Successive and rapid contractions of motor units associated with chronic nerve injury.
The discharges arise from the peripheral aspects of regenerating nerves, and clinically
impart a nearly continuous undulation of the body surface overlying the muscle. (Adams
et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1491)
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episodic ataxia, type 1
myokymia
ataxia
myokymia 1
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