Premium
Psychogenic palatal tremor
Author(s) -
Williams David R.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.10632
Subject(s) - psychogenic disease , context (archaeology) , tics , essential tremor , psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , movement disorders , neuroscience , pathology , psychiatry , biology , paleontology , disease
Recent criteria for the classification of palatal tremor use clinical, imaging, and electrophysiological features to differentiate essential and symptomatic forms. A case of probable psychogenic palatal tremor (PPT) is described within the context of these criteria, which lack clear guidelines for diagnosing PPT. The heterogenous nature of essential palatal tremor and its relationship with PPT, voluntary palatal movements, and tics is discussed. © 2003 Movement Disorder Society