PMID- 572503
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19790927
LR  - 20190514
IS  - 0028-3878 (Print)
IS  - 0028-3878 (Linking)
VI  - 29
IP  - 8
DP  - 1979 Aug
TI  - Stimulus-induced EEG complexes and motor spasms in subacute sclerosing 
      panencephalitis.
PG  - 1154-7
AB  - Patients with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) typically present with 
      spontaneous periodic, stereotyped electroencephalographic (EEG) complexes and 
      motor spasms, which are not usually affected by sensory stimuli. This report 
      describes two patients with SSPE in whom the EEG complexes and the motor 
      movements occurred mainly in response to afferent stimuli. Various forms of 
      stimuli were effective in precipitating the movements and EEG complexes, 
      particularly when the stimulus was unexpected or startled the patient. During 
      sleep, the EEG complexes spontaneously occurred in a more periodic fashion, 
      typical of SSPE, but afferent stimuli were still effective in evoking the EEG 
      complexes and associated motor spasms.
FAU - Westmoreland, B F
AU  - Westmoreland BF
FAU - Sharbrough, F W
AU  - Sharbrough FW
FAU - Donat, J R
AU  - Donat JR
LA  - eng
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Neurology
JT  - Neurology
JID - 0401060
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Electric Stimulation
MH  - Electroencephalography
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Spasm/*physiopathology
MH  - Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis/*physiopathology
EDAT- 1979/08/01 00:00
MHDA- 1979/08/01 00:01
CRDT- 1979/08/01 00:00
PHST- 1979/08/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1979/08/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1979/08/01 00:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1212/wnl.29.8.1154 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Neurology. 1979 Aug;29(8):1154-7. doi: 10.1212/wnl.29.8.1154.