Pathological yawning
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Pathological yawning. Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, The locus coeruleus. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Anatomy of yawning
- Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
- The locus coeruleus
- The reticular activating system
- Cranial nerves V, VII, IX, X, XI, and XII
- Cervical roots C1–C4
Physiological causes of excessive yawning
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Neurological causes of pathological yawning
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Medical causes of pathological yawning
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Drug-induced pathological yawning
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Causes of loss of yawning ability
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Parakinesia brachialis oscitans (PBO)
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References
- Walusinski O. Yawning in diseases. Eur Neurol 2009; 62:180-187.
- Jacome DE. Compulsive yawning as migraine premonitory symptom. Cephalagia 2001; 21:623-625.
- Jacome DE. Extracephalic yawning pain. Cephalalgia 2004; 24:411-413.
- Teive HAG, Munhoz RP, Camargo CHF, Walusinski O. Yawning in neurology: a review. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2018; 76:473-480.
- Zorzetto FP, Braatz VL, Walusinski O, Teive HA. Parakinesia brachialis oscitans during thrombolytic therapy. BMJ Case Rep 2013; pii: bcr2012007079.
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