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Table 1 List of the reported cases of spinal myoclonus due to demyelinating disorders in the literature

From: Spinal segmental myoclonus as an unusual presentation of multiple sclerosis

No

Age/gender

Diagnosis

Predominant site of myoclonus

Muscle involved

Location of MRI lesion

Author, year

1

13/F

MS

Left arm

Triceps bicep, brachioradialis

-

Jankovic et al., 1986 [1]

2

23/F

MS

Right arm/shoulder

Latissimus dorsi, deltoid, triceps, SCM, trapezius

C2-C4

Kapoor et al., 1992 [4]

3

-

MS

-

-

Cervical cord

Khafizova et al., 2014 [8]

4

7/M

ADEM

Left arm

Upper paraspinal

C1-2

Kabakus et al., 2006 [9]

5

59/F

NMO

Right leg

-

-

De Mattos et al., 1993 [10]

6

32/F

NMO

Axial

Rectus abdominis, SCM

T8-T10

Vetrugno et al., 2009 [11]

7

12/M

Transverse Myelitis

Right leg

Quadriceps, hamstring

Normal

Keswani et al., 2002 [12]

  1. ADEM: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis; SCM: Sternocleimastoid; MS: Multiple Sclerosis; NMO: Neuromyelitis Optica.