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ArticleMovement disorders clinical practice

Multifocal Motor Neuropathy Presenting as Pseudodystonia.

Nidhi Garg, Robert N S Heard, Lynette Kiers, Richard Gerraty, Con Yiannikas

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Article in Movement disorders clinical practice. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Posterior Interosseous Neuropathy with Peripheral Dystonia: A Case Report.Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) · 2024
    Article
  2. Review
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  4. Differentiating lower motor neuron syndromes.Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry · 2017
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Nidhi GargBrain and Mind Centre, Sydney Medical School The University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia.
Robert N S HeardWestmead Clinical School The University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia.
Lynette KiersDepartment of Neurology Royal Melbourne Hospital Melbourne Victoria Australia.
Richard GerratyDepartment of Medicine Epworth Health Care Monash University Melbourne Victoria Australia.
Con YiannikasDepartment of Neurology Concord and Royal North Shore Hospitals The University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia.
University of Sydney · AUMonash University · AURoyal North Shore Hospital · AUThe Royal Melbourne Hospital · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN) is an immune-mediated neuropathy. Wasting and weakness typically dominate the clinical presentation. We describe four cases presenting with prominent cramping resembling a primary movement disorder. All cases had features of focal motor conduction block on neurophysiological studies. The involuntary movements resolved in all four patients following treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin. The presented cases highlight an unusual presentation of MMN and emphasize that peripheral nerve pathology can present with movement disorders mimicking central nervous system disease. Furthermore, the movement disorder appears particularly sensitive to standard therapy.

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conduction blockcrampingdystoniamultifocal motor neuropathyperipheral nerve hyperexcitability

Identifiers

PMID30713953
PMCPMC6353406
OpenAlexW2312500239

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