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SUBMITTER: Pitakpatapee Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6691908 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pitakpatapee Yuvadee Y Srivanitchapoom Prachaya P
Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) 20190731
<h4>Background</h4>A 54-year-old Thai male who has suffered from multiple episodes of ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes developed facio-oculo-palatal myoclonus (FOPM) 1 month after the latest episode of the brainstem stroke.<h4>Phenomenology shown</h4>The patient presented with semirhythmic, involuntary, horizontal jerky, and rotatory ocular oscillation concomitant with asymmetrical palatal and perioral myoclonus consistent with FOPM.<h4>Educational value</h4>FOPM is a useful clinical clue for di ...[more]