Diseases

Hyperekplexia

A neurological disorder characterized by an excessive startle reaction with ABNORMAL REFLEX; MYOCLONIC JERKS; and MUSCLE HYPERTONIA.

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Abstract

A neurological disorder characterized by an excessive startle reaction with ABNORMAL REFLEX; MYOCLONIC JERKS; and MUSCLE HYPERTONIA.

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  • Hyperekplexias

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2017; use STIFF PERSON SYNDROME 2000-2016

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hyperekplexia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000071017. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000071017
  2. Hyperekplexia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28024514