[About the association, myoclonus and depression: atypical movement disorders context]. / A propos de myoclonies associées a un syndrome dépressif.

We describe a particular case of major depression, with diffused myoclonus, occuring in the same time, with an uncommon area which is the soft palate and stapedius muscle, the twice have recovered with serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

[Sleep and dreams in patients with parietal and frontal lobe lesions]. / Sommeil et rêve chez des patients atteints de lésions partiétales et frontales.

Polygraphic recordings, psychological tests, and analyses of dreams during paradoxical sleep were conducted in 9 patients with parietal lobe, in 7 with frontal lobe lesions and in a control group. No significant differences in sleep organization were observed in the parietal group, but there was a considerable reduction in oneiric activity and alterations in results of some psychological tests. Several correlations based on statistical data are discussed. Oneiric activity was disorganized to a much lesser degree in patients with frontal lesions.

[Electro-encephalographic study in 25 patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob's disease (author's transl)]. / Etude électro-encéphalographique de vingt-cinq cas de maladie de Creutzfeldt-Jakob.

Standard EEG tracings were recorded in 25 patients with anatomically confirmed Creutzfeldt-Jakob's disease. A total of 82 recordings were studied, and were found to conform with those previously described. More particularly, the periodic paroxystic tracing described by Nevin in 1954 was observed in 16 cases, but these were of late onset, frequent, and non-specific. By adopting the anatomical classification described by Daniel (1972), the authors were able to obtain some evidence of electro-anatomical correlations in some cases, but confirmation by means of a larger series of patients is necessary.