A Moving Residual Limb: Botulinum Toxin to the Rescue
Movement disorders post-amputation are a rare complication and can manifest as the jumping stump phenomenon, a form of peripheral myoclonus. The pathophysiology remains unknown and there is currently no standardized treatment. We describe the case of a 57-year-old male with unremitting stump myoclon...
Main Authors: | Briand Marie-Michèle, Boudier-Réveret Mathieu, Rodrigue Xavier, Sirois Geneviève, Chang Min Cheol |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2020-02-01
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Series: | Translational Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/tnsci-2020-0006 |
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