Onset latencies (ms) after taps to the nose (single trials)

EMG studyO OculiSCMMentBiceps BExt IndVast MedTib Ant
19.821.237.848.8
9.822.239.455.2
9.621.246.0
12.625.228.650.2
11.224.228.848.8
212.813.616.028.8
12.412.016.827.6
14.419.224.841.6
13.219.224.251.2
  • At EMG study 1 the patient was having frequent jerks and had just been started on medication. At study 2 jerks were less easily induced with the patient taking clonazepam and carbanazepine.

  • O Oculi=orbicularis oculi; SCM=sternocleidomastoid; Ment=mentalis; Biceps B=biceps brachi; Ext Ind=extensor indicis; vast Med=vastus medialis; Tib Ant=tibialis anterior.