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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Shocklike contractions of a portion of a muscle, an entire muscle, or a group of muscles, restricted to one area of the body or appearing synchronously or asynchronously in several areas.  2, record 1, English, - myoclonus

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

It may be part of a disease process(e. g., epileptic or post-anoxic myoclonus) or be a normal physiological response(e. g., nocturnal myoclonus).  2, record 1, English, - myoclonus

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS

G25.3: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.  3, record 1, English, - myoclonus

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Contraction brève, involontaire et relativement stéréotypée qui affecte un segment de muscle, un muscle ou plus souvent, un groupe de muscles, [et qui] est due à une décharge pyramidale paroxystique.  2, record 1, French, - myoclonie

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G25.3 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.  3, record 1, French, - myoclonie

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Localized brain proton MR spectra were acquired from patients with different mitochondrial encephalomyopathies(myoclonus epilepsy with ragged-red fibers [MERRF], Kearns-Sayre syndrome [KSS], and mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes [MELAS]). The regional brain metabolic abnormalities in patients with these syndromes showed different features consistent with the distinct phenotypes.  1, record 2, English, - myclonus%20epilepsy%20with%20ragged%2Dred%20fiber

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

MERRF: Encéphalopathie avec myoclonies, ataxie, surdité. faiblesse musculaire et convulsions.  2, record 2, French, - enc%C3%A9phalopathie%20de%20type%20MERRF

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A childhood seizure disorder characterized by rhythmic electrical brain discharges of generalized onset.  1, record 3, English, - absence%20epilepsy

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Clinical features include a sudden cessation of ongoing activity usually without loss of postural tone. Rhythmic blinking of the eyelids or lip smacking frequently accompanies the seizures. The usual duration is 5-10 seconds, and multiple episodes may occur daily. Juvenile absence epilepsy is characterized by the juvenile onset of absence seizures and an increased incidence of myoclonus and tonic-clonic seizures.  1, record 3, English, - absence%20epilepsy

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Attaque survenant chez l'enfant, caractérisée par des décharges électriques au niveau du cerveau, traduisant en général, la première attaque de la maladie.  1, record 3, French, - absence%20%C3%A9pileptique

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Les aspects cliniques incluent un arrêt soudain de l'activité continue sans perte de tonicité.  1, record 3, French, - absence%20%C3%A9pileptique

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS

Le rythme du clignement des yeux ou le mouvement des lèvres accompagnent fréquemment l'attaque. La durée habituelle est de 5 à 10 secondes et plusieurs épisodes peuvent survenir quotidiennement. Le petit mal épileptique de l'adolescent se caractérise par une première attaque sans crises et l'augmentation des cas de myoclonie et de crises tonico-cloniques.  1, record 3, French, - absence%20%C3%A9pileptique

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 4,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Exceedingly abrupt, shocklike contractions of muscles, irregular in rhythm and amplitude and usually asynchronous or asymmetrical in distribution, occurring at night.  2, record 4, English, - nocturnal%20myoclonus

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS

pl.: nocturnal myoclonia.  3, record 4, English, - nocturnal%20myoclonus

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Contraction brève et involontaire d'un ou plusieurs muscles, sans déplacement lorsqu'il s'agit d'un petit muscle agissant sur un gros segment; avec déplacement lorsqu'il s'agit d'un gros muscle ou d'un petit agissant sur un petit segment.  2, record 4, French, - myoclonie%20nocturne

Record 4,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 5,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Periodic limb movement disorder(nocturnal myoclonus) may cause insomnia, especially in the elderly.  1, record 5, English, - periodic%20limb%20movement%20disorder

Record 5,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS

myoclonie : secousses musculaires, brèves [...] entraînant un déplacement involontaire et instantané dans le ou les territoires intéressés  1, record 5, French, - mouvement%20involontaire%20des%20membres

Record 5,  Textual support,  Spanish