Essential rhythmic palatal myoclonus in a 51-year-old man

Oxford Medical Case Reports
Rebeen R Saeed, Zana A Mohammed

Abstract

Essential palatal myoclonus is a rare movement disorder consisting of continuous rhythmic jerks of the soft palate; it usually develops secondary to brainstem or cerebellar disease called symptomatic rhythmic palatal myoclonus. Diagnosis is usually clinical, and some patients, however, fail to show evidence of a structural lesion like our patient called essential rhythmic palatal myoclonus. We report a 51-year-old man who has suffered from the condition and showed improvements on treatments.

References

Dec 1, 1990·Brain : a Journal of Neurology·G DeuschlC H Lücking

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Jan 21, 2021·Neuropediatrics·Essam Al-Sibahee, Haqi Magdal

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