Middle ear myoclonus: Two informative cases and a systematic discussion of myogenic tinnitus

Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Ellenstein, Aviva ^a,b   Yusuf, Nadia ^b   Hallett, Mark ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eustachian tube; Middle ear myoclonus; Objective tinnitus; Palatal tremor; Psychogenic; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

EID: 85114778173     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21608288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5334/TOHM.159     Document Type: Review

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