[citation needed] When associated with eye movements, it is known as oculopalatal myoclonus.
Signs and symptoms of palatal myoclonus include: - A rhythmic clicking sound in the ear due to the opening and closing of the Eustachian tube.
[1] - Rhythmic, jerky movements in the face, eyeballs, tongue, jaw, vocal cords or extremities (mostly hands).
[2] physiologic, essential, epileptic, and symptomatic Drugs used to treat palatal myoclonus include clonazepam, carbamazepine, baclofen, anticholinergics, tetrabenazine, valproic acid, phenytoin, lamotrigine, sumatriptan, and PIR.
A rare case of palatal myoclonus that associated with orofacial buccal dystonia has been treated with Botulinum toxin A (Dysport) injection and counseling.