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Case Reports
. 2019 Jun:63:232-234.
doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2019.03.004. Epub 2019 Mar 9.

Diaphragmatic myoclonus owing to electrode dislocation of implantable cardioverter defibrillator

J R Bedarf  1 , L Nitsch  2 , R Malotki  3 , R Andrié  3 , J Reimann  2
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Diaphragmatic myoclonus owing to electrode dislocation of implantable cardioverter defibrillator

J R Bedarf et al. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2019 Jun.

Abstract

Myoclonus is a sudden and brief involuntary muscle contraction presenting with jerk-like movements that can occasionally involve the trunk muscles or the diaphragm as in the case of spinal myoclonus1. We here present an unusual case with unilateral diaphragmatic myoclonus owing to electrode dislocation of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator.

Keywords: Cardioverter defibrillator; Diaphragmatic flutter; Diaphragmatic myoclonus; Electrode; Myoclonus.

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