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Descriptor English:   Myokymia 
Descriptor Spanish:   Miocimia 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Mioquimia 
Tree Number:   C10.597.613.650
C23.888.592.608.650
Definition English:   Successive and rapid contractions of motor units associated with chronic nerve injury. The discharges arise from the peripheral aspects of regenerating nerves, and clinically impart a nearly continuous undulation of the body surface overlying the muscle. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1491) 
Indexing Annotation English:   consider also FASCICULATION; for continuous myokymia use ISAACS SYNDROME
History Note English:   2000; use FASCICULATION 1985-1999 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy US ultrasonography
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   34327 
Unique Identifier:   D020385 

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