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Neurological Sciences
Published in: Neurological Sciences 6/2014

01-06-2014 | Letter to the Editor

Spinal myoclonus after cervical spine extension procedure: case report

Authors: Svetlana Tomic, Mirjana Cubra, Stjepan Juric, Tea Mirosevic Zubonja, Tamer Salha

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 6/2014

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Cervical spine extension is a kinesitherapeutic procedure where traction of cervical spinal cord is performed manually. It is most commonly used in treatment of degenerative spine diseases [1]. Myoclonus is a brief (less than half a second long) contraction involving agonist and antagonist muscles, leading to a sudden jerk [2]. We present a patient who developed spinal myoclonus after cervical spine extension procedure. …
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Title
Spinal myoclonus after cervical spine extension procedure: case report
Authors
Svetlana Tomic
Mirjana Cubra
Stjepan Juric
Tea Mirosevic Zubonja
Tamer Salha
Publication date
01-06-2014
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
Neurological Sciences / Issue 6/2014
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-014-1675-y

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