A childhood case of symptomatic essential and psychogenic palatal tremor

作者:Margari Francesco*; Giannella Giustina; Lecce Paola Alessandra; Fanizzi Piero; Toto Maddalena; Margari Lucia
来源:Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 2011, 7: 223-227.
DOI:10.2147/NDT.S15830

摘要

Palatal tremor is a rare movement disorder characterized by rhythmic contractions of the soft palate. It is most often symptomatic, secondary to brainstem or cerebellar disease and, in rarer cases, is categorized as essential in the absence of documented brain lesions. There have also been reports in the literature of cases of palatal tremor described as psychogenic because they were associated with psychological or psychiatric disorders. We describe the case of a 12-year-old boy with palatal tremor presenting clinical features of symptomatic essential and psychogenic palatal tremor, thus suggesting a neuropsychopathological continuum between the different forms of disease.

  • 出版日期2011