Palatal myoclonus and hypertrophic olivary degeneration following wernekinck commissure syndrome: a case report

Abstract Background Hypertrophic olivary degeneration (HOD), a rare form of transsynaptic degeneration, is secondary to dentato-rubro-olivary pathway injuries in some cases. We describe a unique case of an HOD patient who presented with palatal myoclonus secondary to Wernekinck commissure syndrome c...

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Main Authors: Qian Zhang, Jiahuan Guo, Xingquan Zhao, Xinghu Zhang, Yuetao Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-03-01
Series:BMC Neurology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-023-03157-y