Journal article
Palato-pharyngo-laryngeal myoclonus with recurrent retrograde feeding tube migration after cerebellar hemorrhagic stroke: a case report and review of hypertrophic olivary degeneration
Abstract
BackgroundPalato-pharyngo-laryngeal myoclonus, a variant of palatal myoclonus, is characterized by involuntary rhythmic movements of palatal, pharyngeal, and laryngeal muscles. Symptomatic palatal myoclonus is classically associated with hypertrophic olivary degeneration on MRI imaging due to a lesion in the triangle of Guillain-Mollaret.Case presentationWe report a case of palato-pharyngo-laryngeal myoclonus in a patient post-cerebellar …
Authors
Fleet JL; Calver R; Perera GC; Deng Z
Journal
BMC Neurology, Vol. 20, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2020
DOI
10.1186/s12883-020-01800-6
ISSN
1471-2377