Dancing larynx!!!
โa variant of palatal tremor?โ
British neurologist Anette-Eleonore Schrag
1999, first description
@UCLIoN
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โa variant of palatal tremor?โ
British neurologist Anette-Eleonore Schrag
1999, first description
@UCLIoN
#MedTwitter #neurotwitter #EndNeurophobia #tweetorials
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Definition
โrhythmic vertical laryngeal cage movements of varying frequency with synchronous movements of the tongue, posterior pharynx, and the palatopharyngeal archโ
- not affecting uvula
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โrhythmic vertical laryngeal cage movements of varying frequency with synchronous movements of the tongue, posterior pharynx, and the palatopharyngeal archโ
- not affecting uvula
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Pathophysiology
Variant of palatal tremor
- oscillatory firing of neurons in the inferior olives
Functional
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Variant of palatal tremor
- oscillatory firing of neurons in the inferior olives
Functional
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Clinical clues
i) suppressed by action
ii) no palatal tremor
- no uvula involvement
iii) sensory triggers
- head flexion trigger attacks
iv) no focal dystonia
- sleep persistence & ear click
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i) suppressed by action
ii) no palatal tremor
- no uvula involvement
iii) sensory triggers
- head flexion trigger attacks
iv) no focal dystonia
- sleep persistence & ear click
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Management
- spontaneous recovery
- botox
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- spontaneous recovery
- botox
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