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Peer-reviewedCC BY-NCEncephalitis (Seoul, Korea)

Palatal myoclonus in tuberculous meningitis: a case report.

  • Harish Nigam1
  • Rajarshi Chakraborty2
  • Rajesh Verma1
  • Ankit Khetan1
  • Anadi Prakash Mishra1
  • Akash Kamble1
  1. 1Department of Neurology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India.
  2. 2Department of Neurology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India. [email protected].
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Abstract

Palatal myoclonus is a clinical manifestation caused by lesions involving the Guillain-Mollaret triangle (dentato-rubro-olivary pathway) and is often associated with hypertrophic olivary degeneration. Reported causes of palatal myoclonus include infectious, inflammatory, autoimmune, demyelinating, neoplastic, vascular, and drug-related disorders. We report a case of drug-resistant tuberculous meningitis presenting with palatal myoclonus and describe the patient's clinical course and outcome.

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@article{nigam2026palatal,
  title = {{Palatal myoclonus in tuberculous meningitis: a case report.}},
  author = {Harish Nigam and Rajarshi Chakraborty and Rajesh Verma and Ankit Khetan and Anadi Prakash Mishra and Akash Kamble},
  journal = {Encephalitis (Seoul, Korea)},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.47936/encephalitis.2026.00094},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42843901},
  note = {CC BY-NC},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Palatal myoclonus in tuberculous meningitis: a case report.
AU  - Harish Nigam
AU  - Rajarshi Chakraborty
AU  - Rajesh Verma
AU  - Ankit Khetan
AU  - Anadi Prakash Mishra
AU  - Akash Kamble
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/08
JO  - Encephalitis (Seoul, Korea)
DO  - 10.47936/encephalitis.2026.00094
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42843901
AB  - Palatal myoclonus is a clinical manifestation caused by lesions involving the Guillain-Mollaret triangle (dentato-rubro-olivary pathway) and is often associated with hypertrophic olivary degeneration. Reported causes of palatal myoclonus include infectious, inflammatory, autoimmune, demyelinating, neoplastic, vascular, and drug-related disorders. We report a case of drug-resistant tuberculous meningitis presenting with palatal myoclonus and describe the patient's clinical course and outcome.
SN  - 2765-4559
SN  - 2734-1461
ER  -