We describe a case of palato-pharyngo-laryngeal myoclonus, an unusual variant of palatal myoclonus, which presented with dysphagia and dysarthria. The aetiology and presenting features of myoclonus are discussed. Various treatment options are considered.

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...

Palatal myoclonus is a rare cause of pulsatile tinnitus in patients presenting to the otolaryngology office. Rhythmic involuntary contractions of the palatal muscles produce the pulsatile tinnitus in these patients. Treatment of this benign but distressing condition with anxiolytics, anticonvulsants, and surgery has been largely unsuccessful. A few investigators have obtained promising results ...

Palatal myoclonus (PM) is a rare neurological condition with no established treatment. We report on a case of PM with a good response to lamotrigine.

Rhythmic palatal myoclonus is a neurologic sign with one of the most precise pathologic correlations. It almost always is associated with hypertrophic degeneration of the inferior olivary nucleus [1] ; however, such hypertrophic degeneration is not always accompanied by palatal myoclonus. The abnormality of the olivary nucleus is thought to be the result of a transsynaptic degeneration due to a...

Palatal myoclonus is a rare syndrome characterized by involuntary rhythmical movements of the soft palate giving rise to clicking objective tinnitus. The intrusive nature of the tinnitus prompts patients to seek medical advice but to date no single treatment modality has been shown to be consistently effective. We present three cases in whom various management regimens were unsuccessful and in ...

Palatal myoclonus is an uncommon, rhythmic, "shock-like" involuntary movement of the muscles of the soft palate, throat, and other structures derived from the branchial arcs. Objective tinnitus is frequently neglected in review articles about childhood tinnitus. Our aim was to present the case of a 7-year-old girl with bilateral objective tinnitus due to palatal myoclonus without hearing impair...