%0 Journal Article
%T Improvement of Post-hypoxic Myoclonus with Bilateral Pallidal Deep Brain Stimulation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
%A Brian H. Kopell
%A Ritesh A. Ramdhani
%A Steven J. Frucht
%J Archive of "Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements".
%D 2017
%R 10.7916/D8NZ8DXP
%X Post-hypoxic myoclonus (PHM) is a syndrome that occurs when a patient has suffered hypoxic brain injury. The myoclonus is usually multifocal and generalized, often stemming from both cortical and subcortical origins. In severe cases, pharmacological treatments with antiepileptic medications may not satisfactorily control the myoclonus
%K Post-hypoxic myoclonus
%K deep brain stimulation
%K globus pallidus internus
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5468509/