Velo-pharyngo-laryngeal myoclonus: evaluation of objective tinnitus and extrathoracic airway obstruction.
Laryngoscope
; 94(5 Pt 1): 691-5, 1984 May.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6717228
ABSTRACT
Velo-pharyngo-laryngeal myoclonus, the rapid, rhythmic contraction of muscles of the pharynx and larynx, is a rare neurological manifestation of numerous disease processes affecting the cerebellum. In its most common form, palatal myoclonus, this disease frequently presents to the otolaryngologist as objective tinnitus. Impedance audiometry provides a useful means of verifying suspected palatal myoclonic activity through recorded changes in the middle ear pressure, as mediated by muscle activity at the proximal portion of the eustachian tube. A very rare case of velo-pharyngo-laryngeal myoclonic with clonic contraction of the laryngeal adductors and subsequent extrathoracic airway obstruction is presented. Tracheostomy provided immediate symptomatic relief of dyspnea.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Palatal Muscles
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Pharyngeal Muscles
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Tinnitus
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Airway Obstruction
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Laryngeal Muscles
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Muscles
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Myoclonus
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Laryngoscope
Journal subject:
OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA
Year:
1984
Type:
Article