Palatal myoclonus secondary to neurosarcoidosis [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2020 Palatal myoclonus can be primary or secondary. In primary palatal myoclonus, no obvious structural brain lesions can be found within the triangle of Guillain and Mollaret.
Devanshi Dharaiya, Anza B. Memon
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Deterioration of palatal myoclonus after acute thalamic hemorrhage [PDF]
Translational Neuroscience, 2015 Background: Palatal myoclonus (PM) is the hallmark of hypertrophic olivary degeneration (HOD); however, little is known regarding the association of thalamic lesions and PM.
Chunjie Guo, Kai Niu
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Focal Unilateral Palatal Myoclonus Causing Objective Clicking Tinnitus without Uvula Elevation Diagnosed by Concurrent Auscultation [PDF]
Journal of Movement Disorders, 2020 Palatal myoclonus generally entails a visible elevation of the palate and uvula and may be accompanied by myoclonus of other oropharyngeal muscles. A 55-year-old man presented with left ear clicking and hyperacusis.
Chindhuri Selvadurai +1 more
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Wernekink commissure syndrome with palatal myoclonus at onset: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018 Background Wernekink commissure syndrome causes a peculiar combination of internuclear ophthalmoplegia, dysarthria, and delayed-onset palatal myoclonus.
Naresh Mullaguri +2 more
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Facio-Oculo-Palatal Myoclonus Complicated by a Recurrent Brainstem Stroke [PDF]
Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, 2019 Background: A 54-year-old Thai male who has suffered from multiple episodes of ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes developed facio-oculo-palatal myoclonus (FOPM) 1 month after the latest episode of the brainstem stroke.
Yuvadee Pitakpatapee +1 more
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Palatal myoclonus and hypertrophic olivary degeneration following wernekinck commissure syndrome: a case report [PDF]
BMC Neurology, 2023 Background Hypertrophic olivary degeneration (HOD), a rare form of transsynaptic degeneration, is secondary to dentato-rubro-olivary pathway injuries in some cases.
Qian Zhang +4 more
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Treatment of Palatal Myoclonus with Botulinum Toxin Injection [PDF]
Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2013 Palatal myoclonus is a rare cause of pulsatile tinnitus in patients presenting to the otolaryngology office. Rhythmic involuntary contractions of the palatal muscles produce the pulsatile tinnitus in these patients.
Mursalin M. Anis, Natasha Pollak
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Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1991 A 14 year old girl with epilepsia partialis continua complicated by palatal myoclonus of focal cortical origin is reported from the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Graduate Hospital; and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
J Gordon Millichap
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Excellent response to benzocaine spray in an 8-year-old African female with idiopathic palato-pharyngo-laryngeal myoclonus: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case ReportsBackground Palato‐pharyngo‐laryngeal myoclonus (PPLM) is a rare condition characterized by involuntary rhythmic movements of the muscles of the palate, larynx, and pharynx.
Suleiman Khaddour +8 more
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Palatal Myoclonus Associated with Orofacial Buccal Dystonia [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2012 Palatal myoclonus is a rare condition in which there are rhythmic jerky movements of the soft palate and sometimes of the other muscles innervated by the brainstem A particularly annoying symptom is a rhythmic clicking sound in the ear due to the opening
Shi-Nae Park +3 more
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