Palatal tremor

Classification

• Essential palatal tremor
• Symptomatic palatal tremor
• Functional palatal tremor

Clinical features of essential palatal tremor

Sensory tricks (geste antagoniste)

Causes of symptomatic palatal tremor

Indicative features of symptomatic palatal tremor

Synonym

References

1. Zadikoff C, Lang AE, Klein C. The 'essentials' of essential palatal tremor: a reappraisal of the nosology. Brain 2006; 129:832-840.
2. Stamelou M, Saifee TA, Edwards MJ, Bhatia KP. Psychogenic palatal tremor may be underrecognized: reappraisal of a large series of cases. Mov Disord 2012; 27:1164-1168.
3. Shaikh AG, Hong S, Liao K, et al. Oculopalatal tremor explained by a model of inferior olivary hypertrophy and cerebellar plasticity. Brain 2010; 133:923-940.
4. Nagappa M, Bindu PS, Taly  AB, et al. Palatal tremor in POLG-associated ataxia. Mov Disord Clin Pract 2015; 2:318-320.
5. Echeveste B, Covarrubias E, Cabello JP, Luquin MR. Isolated palatal tremor as unique clinical manifestation of SCA 18 due to a new mutation of IFRD1. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2017; 42:100-101.
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Related checklists

• Progressive ataxia with palatal tremor (PAPT)
• Oculopalatal tremor