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Meanings of palatal myoclonus in English

A rare movement disorder characterized by rhythmic movements of the soft palate.

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        Examples for "palatal tremor"
        Examples for "palatal tremor"
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        Essential palatal tremor (EPT) may not be a uniform or single entity.
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        Usage of palatal myoclonus in English
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        One was shown to have diaphragmatic flutter, which may represent a variant of the palatal myoclonus syndrome.
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        The metabolism of glucose in the medulla of the patients with palatal myoclonus 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 palatal myoclonus, but the physiologic correlate of this finding is uncertain.
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