Syndrome of palatal myoclonus and progressive ataxia: two cases with magnetic resonance imaging.
Publication/Presentation Date
8-1-1985
Abstract
Two patients are reported with palatal myoclonus, progressive ataxia, and dysarthria, unresponsive to treatment with trihexyphenidyl or L-5-hydroxytryptophan. MRI showed enlargement of the inferior olives in one patient, consistent with the pathology usually associated with palatal myoclonus. The syndrome of progressive ataxia and palatal myoclonus should be distinguished from other ataxias and degenerations that affect the brainstem and cerebellum. Pathology and specificity of site of the lesions are distinctive.
Volume
35
Issue
8
First Page
1212
Last Page
1214
ISSN
0028-3878
Published In/Presented At
Sperling, M. R., & Herrmann, C., Jr (1985). Syndrome of palatal myoclonus and progressive ataxia: two cases with magnetic resonance imaging. Neurology, 35(8), 1212–1214. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.35.8.1212
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
4022358
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article