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| Title |
Botulinum toxin treatment for essential palatal tremors presenting with nasal clicks instead of pulsatile tinnitus: a case report
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| Published in |
Head & Face Medicine, November 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13005-016-0129-6 |
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| Authors |
Yufeng Ye, Shiyu Liao, Baozhen Luo, Liyan Ni |
| Abstract |
In this study, we report a rare case of an adult patient with essential palatal tremors (EPT) presenting as nasal clicks, instead of otic clicks or objective pulsatile tinnitus in common EPT. Nasal endoscopic examination and EMG recordings of the soft palate muscles were performed to confirm the source of the clicks. Initial treatment with lidocaine provided symptomatic relief for four hours. The patient was then treated with four simultaneous injections of 12.5 U of botulinum toxin in four different sites of the soft palate. Palatal tremors and clicks completely disappeared within three months of treatment. To our knowledge, this is the first case of EPT that presented with nasal clicks. We recommend that otolaryngologists should expect this rare occurrence in the clinical setting, and handle patients presenting with such symptoms with care and compassion in order not to worsen their psychological status. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 40% |
| France | 1 | 20% |
| Pakistan | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
| Scientists | 1 | 20% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 30 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 4 | 13% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 10% |
| Professor | 3 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 7% |
| Other | 7 | 23% |
| Unknown | 8 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 40% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 10% |
| Neuroscience | 2 | 7% |
| Psychology | 2 | 7% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 2 | 7% |
| Unknown | 8 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 September 2022.
All research outputs
#13,728,387
of 24,076,257 outputs
Outputs from Head & Face Medicine
#80
of 335 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#203,530
of 422,632 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Head & Face Medicine
#2
of 10 outputs
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