| Literature DB >> 7625544 |
J L Gherpelli1, A R Nogueira, E J Troster, A D Deutsch, C R Leoné, M W Brotto, A Diament, J L Ramos.
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We report a case of non-familial hyperekplexia which characteristically developed apnea and feeding difficulties in the neonatal period. The abnormal startle response was evident from the second week of life onwards. The infant showed a marked improvement of the startle response and muscle hypertonia with clonazepam. Clobazam was also tried with no apparent response. A prominent long latency C response was observed on EMG examination, suggesting a possible cortical neuronal hyperexcitability origin for the abnormal startle response observed in hyperekplexia.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7625544 DOI: 10.1016/0387-7604(94)00113-c
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Brain Dev ISSN: 0387-7604 Impact factor: 1.961