J Korean Med Sci.  1989 Sep;4(3):139-141. 10.3346/jkms.1989.4.3.139.

MR demonstration of cryptic vascular malformation producing a palatal myoclonus: a case report

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  • 1Department of Neurology College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Korea.

Abstract

A 47-year-old man had suffered oscillopsia associated with palatal myoclonus for 10 years. High-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a cryptic vascular malformation within the "Guillain-Mollaret triangle" which was thought to be the responsible lesion.

Keyword

Palatal myoclonus; High-field magnetic resonance imaging; Cryptic vascular malformation; Guillain-Mollaret triangle

MeSH Terms

Brain Stem/*abnormalities/pathology
Humans
*Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Myoclonus/*etiology
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