Electrophysiological observations on an unusual, task specific jaw tremor
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- 1 August 1997
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
- Vol. 63 (2) , 251-254
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.63.2.251
Abstract
A patient with no other neurological signs or symptoms presented with a prominent tremor restricted to the mandible. This 5-6 Hz tremor was interesting in that it was normally confined to the digastric muscles and was highly task specific. In the course of her normal daily activities, it began only when the patient drank from a cup or glass. The localisation of this tremor to a muscle that has no muscle spindles and no reciprocal inhibitory reflexes suggests that such tremors must be capable of being generated centrally.Keywords
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