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Palatal myoclonus and opioid peptides
Author(s) -
MartínezVila E.,
Alvarez P. MartínezLage,
Luquin M. R.,
MartínezLage J. M.
Publication year - 1993
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.1600-0404.1993.tb04223.x
Subject(s) - myoclonus , opioid , opioid peptide , medicine , pharmacology , anesthesia , neuroscience , psychology , receptor
We report a patient who presented palatal myoclonus (PM) after anoxic brain damage that was completely abolished by the administration of opioid agonists. This suggests the involvement of peptide systems in the development of PM.