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Facio-Oculo-Palatal Myoclonus Complicated by a Recurrent Brainstem Stroke Cover

Facio-Oculo-Palatal Myoclonus Complicated by a Recurrent Brainstem Stroke

Open Access
|Jul 2019

Abstract

Background: 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.

Phenomenology Shown: The patient presented with semirhythmic, involuntary, horizontal jerky, and rotatory ocular oscillation concomitant with asymmetrical palatal and perioral myoclonus consistent with FOPM.

Educational value: FOPM is a useful clinical clue for diagnosing brainstem lesions, specifically in the Guillain–Mollaret triangle. The commonest etiology is cerebrovascular diseases.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/tohm.519 | Journal eISSN: 2160-8288
Language: English
Submitted on: Mar 6, 2019
Accepted on: Jun 14, 2019
Published on: Jul 31, 2019
Published by: Columbia University Libraries/Information Services
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.