Myoclonus in Alzheimer Disease
- 1 April 1976
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Neurology
- Vol. 33 (4) , 278-280
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archneur.1976.00500040062010
Abstract
• Myoclonus in association with dementia of later adult life has been considered almost pathognomonic of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. However, myoclonus may also be seen with Alzheimer disease, and when the myoclonus occurs as an early manifestation of Alzheimer disease, distinction from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease may prove difficult.Keywords
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