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Jumping Frenchmen of Maine

MedGen UID:
224824
•Concept ID:
C1280764
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: 'jumpers' of Maine; Exaggerated startle reflex; Startle disease
SNOMED CT: Jumping disease (267414004)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0009481
OMIM®: 244100

Clinical features

From HPO
Abnormality of the nervous system
MedGen UID:
105425
•Concept ID:
C0497552
•
Congenital Abnormality
An abnormality of the nervous system.
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Etiology

Startle syndromes.
Bhidayasiri R, Truong DD
Handb Clin Neurol 2011;100:421-30. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52014-2.00032-X. PMID: 21496599
Chapter 33: the history of movement disorders.
Lanska DJ
Handb Clin Neurol 2010;95:501-46. doi: 10.1016/S0072-9752(08)02133-7. PMID: 19892136

Diagnosis

Startle syndromes.
Bhidayasiri R, Truong DD
Handb Clin Neurol 2011;100:421-30. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52014-2.00032-X. PMID: 21496599
Jumping Frenchmen of Maine.
Saint-Hilaire MH, Saint-Hilaire JM
Mov Disord 2001 May;16(3):530. doi: 10.1002/mds.1080. PMID: 11391751
"JUMPING FRENCHMEN OF MAINE." MYRIACHIT.
STEVENS H
Arch Neurol 1965 Mar;12:311-4. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1965.00460270087011. PMID: 14247390
Jumping Frenchmen of Maine (myriachit).
Stevens H
Trans Am Neurol Assoc 1964;89:65-7. PMID: 5213092

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