Abstract
A man who had had an episode of localized encephalitis, diagnosed as viral cerebellitis in childhood came to observation at the age of 23 for attacks of segmental myoclonus of the cervical axial musculature. BAEP changes at brainstem level in this case point to involvement of the Guillain-Mollaret triangle in the pathogenesis of this syndrome.
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Un paziente, colpito in età infantile da un episodio di encefalite localizzata diagnosticata come cerebellite virale, giunse alla nostra osservazione all'età di 23 a. per degli accessi di mioclonie segmentali a carico della muscolatura assiale cervicale. Le alterazioni dei BAEPs a livello del tronco cerebrale, registrate in tal caso, ci fanno propendere per un coinvolgimento del triangolo di Guillain-Mollaret nella patogenesi di tale sindrome.
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Costa, B., Tacconi, P., Pinna, L. et al. Segmental myoclonus in a young man who had had localized encephalitis in childhood. Ital J Neuro Sci 10, 357–359 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02333783
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