Auricular Myoclonus: A Case Report and Literature Review

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dc.contributor.authorJabbour, Christopher E.
dc.contributor.authorSawaya, Raja A.
dc.contributor.authorZaytoun, George M.
dc.contributor.departmentOtolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
dc.contributor.departmentNeurology
dc.contributor.facultyFaculty of Medicine (FM)
dc.contributor.institutionAmerican University of Beirut
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-24T12:09:32Z
dc.date.available2025-01-24T12:09:32Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractAuricular myoclonus is an extremely rare disorder that manifests as involuntary semi-rhythmic movements of the auricle. We report the case of a 15-year-old female who presented to our outpatient clinics with bilateral spontaneous, uncontrolled movements of the auricles (auricular myoc-lonus) that are only briefly suppressible by some facial movements and completely disappear during sleep. Needle electromyography revealed baseline tonic motor unit activity with bursts of higher motor units amplitude in the posterior and superior auricularis muscles. Her symptoms improved with pregabalin intake, however, with incomplete resolution. This paper will review previously reported cases, as well as the different treatment modalities that have been used. © 2021, AVES. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5152/iao.2021.21064
dc.identifier.eid2-s2.0-85122425191
dc.identifier.pmid35177400
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10938/32086
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAVES
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of International Advanced Otology
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectEar
dc.subjectElectromyography
dc.subjectMuscle contraction
dc.subjectMyoclonus
dc.subjectPregabalin
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectEar auricle
dc.subjectEar, external
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMuscle, skeletal
dc.subjectAuricle
dc.subjectCase report
dc.subjectExternal ear
dc.subjectHuman
dc.subjectSkeletal muscle
dc.titleAuricular Myoclonus: A Case Report and Literature Review
dc.typeArticle

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