Palatal Tremor

William G. Ondo

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-374105-9.00087-3

Palatal Tremor

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Palatal tremor (PT), also known as palatal myoclonus (PM), involves involuntary rhythmic contracture of the soft palate. The tensor veli palatine or levator veli palitini are involved and tensor veli palatine contraction can results in auditory clicks. PT can be idiopathic or secondary to lesions in the Guillain-Mollaret triangle. The radiographic hallmark of symptomatic PT is enlargement of the inferior olivary nucleus. Patients with symptomatic PT can develop extrapalatal rhythmic myoclonic movements and generalized ataxia.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Movement Disorders
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	360-363
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9780123741059
ISBN (Print)	9780123741011
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-374105-9.00087-3
State	Published - Jan 1 2010

Keywords

Essential palatal tremor
Eustachion tube
Guillain-Mollaret triangle
Inferior olivary nucleus
Levator veli palitini
Myoclonus
Palatal myoclonus
Palatal tremor
Symptomatic palatal tremor
Tensor veli palatini

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Medicine(all)
Neuroscience(all)

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