Abstract
We describe the clinical and electroencephalographic features of a comatose patient with severe anoxic encephalopathy who experienced acute reflex myoclonus precipitated by passive eye opening/closure and painful stimulation.
Acute stimulus-sensitive postanoxic myoclonus is an underdiagnosed epileptic condition. Shortly after the anoxic insult, the diagnosis should be based on EEG evaluation and various types of stimulation. These should include passive eye opening/closure and painful stimuli.
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