Palato-pharyngo-laryngeal myoclonus with recurrent retrograde feeding tube migration after cerebellar hemorrhagic stroke: a case report and review of hypertrophic olivary degeneration

Abstract Background Palato-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...

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Main Authors: Jamie L. Fleet, Ronelle Calver, Gihan C. Perera, Zhihui Deng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Neurology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-020-01800-6