ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Essential myoclonus is a rare and benign, frequently hereditary disorder although it may appear sporadically.
METHODS:
In this clinical picture, myoclonus is the only neurological sign, meanwhile a distonic component may accompany. Myoclonus affecting predominantly the arms and neck, occurs spontaneously or with action.
RESULTS: In this study a 45 year-old woman diagnosed as essential myoclonic dystonia was presented.
CONCLUSION:
Her complaints had started when she was 1,5 years old, and the diagnosis was made when she was 38 years old after long term follow-up and detailed electrophysiological examinations.
Keywords: Epilepsy, myoclonus, dystonia
