title: The contribution of electromyography to the diagnostics of some rare palatal anomalies.
abstract: The paper presents the electromyographic (EMG) findings of the soft palate in three patients: a patient with Mohr syndrome and cleft palate, a patient with palatal asymmetry and rhinolalia and a patient with vertical oro-ocular facial cleft with marked asymmetry of the cleft palate. In the first patient, electrical silence was registered in one half of the palate. In the second patient, moderate loss of active motor units was registered in the hypoplastic part of the palate. In the third patient, in spite of asymmetry, the EMG finding was normal on both sides of the palate.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology, Rijeka University Medical School, KBC Rijeka, HR-51000 Rijeka, Croatia. marko.velepic@ri.htnet.hr
authors.forename: Mitja S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Velepic
authors.forename: Antun B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Sasso
authors.forename: Vladimir V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Ahel
authors.forename: Radan A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Starcevic
authors.forename: Dean B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Komljenovic
authors.forename: Marko M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Velepic
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009958:Orofaciodigital Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*