Hereditary chin trembling or hereditary chin myoclonus?
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Hereditary chin trembling is a rare autosomal dominant disease often considered as an "essential tremor variant". The clinical and neurophysiological data obtained in a new white family lead to the suggestion that this abnormal involuntary movement is a focal variant of hereditary essential myoclonus.
Medical subject headings
- Chin
- Myoclonus
- Tremor