Disappearance of Palatal Myoclonus during Sleep
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Palatal Myoclonus (syn. Palatal Tremor).
Symptomatic palatal tremor is caused by a lesion in the triangle of Guillain and Mollaret and is associated with hypertrophic olivary degeneration that has multiple causes. Essential palatal tremor has no currently demonstrable cause and no accompanying physical or radiological signs. But it is probable that an organic genesis will become apparent. I suggest that some examples of palatal tremor...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sleep
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0161-8105,1550-9109
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/6.4.386