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Painful tonic spasms: an interesting phenomenon in cerebral ischemia
Author(s) -
Fuh J. L.,
Chang D. B.,
Wang S. J.,
Ju T. H.,
Liu H. C.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1991.tb05009.x
Subject(s) - tonic (physiology) , diazepam , ischemia , medicine , anesthesia , psychology , cardiology
We report a case of bilateral cerebral ischemia with frequent painful tonic spasms involving face, both upper and sometimes both lower extremities. The spasms subsided after treatment with diazepam.