Original Articles: PDF OnlyEXERCISE-INDUCED MYOKYMIA WITH CONGENITAL SPINAL STENOSISColachis, Sam C. III MD; Bobulski, Rosalind J. MD Author Information From the Department of Physical Medicine, The Ohio State University, College of Medicine and Children's Hospital Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: October 1991 - Volume 70 - Issue 5 - p 255-257 Buy Abstract Myokymia and myokymic discharges are observed in a variety of neurologic conditions. An unusual case of myokymia induced by exercise and febrile illness presented in an 11-yr-old male with congenital spinal stenosis. Myokymia was not generalized, but occurred below the level of his umbilicus. We hypothesize that local spinal cord ischemia was the underlying mechanism for this rare phenomenon. The pathophysiology, clinical features and electrodiagnostic findings of myokymia are reviewed. © Williams & Wilkins 1991. All Rights Reserved.
