title: Epileptic palatal myoclonus.
abstract: Palatal myoclonus (PM) is usually caused by lesions of the brainstem. We report a case of PM of focal cortical origin in a patient with epilepsia partialis continua. The PM sometimes occurred in isolation, and at other times was accompanied by unilateral face, neck, and arm twitching. This was documented by both EEG and SPECT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19146.
authors.forename: W O
authors.initials: WO
authors.lastname: Tatum
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Sperling
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Jacobstein
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D010156:Palatal Muscles; D010160:Palate, Soft; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
chemical_list: D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime