One was shown to have diaphragmatic flutter, which may represent a variant of the palatalmyoclonus syndrome.
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The metabolism of glucose in the medulla of the patients with palatalmyoclonus was significantly greater than that of the normal subjects.
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Hypertrophic degeneration of the inferior olivary nuclei is the pathologic substrate for palatalmyoclonus, but the physiologic correlate of this finding is uncertain.