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Head and Neck Jerks and Tremor

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In a number of motor disorders, involuntary short (myoclonic) or rhythmic (tremor) motor actions in head and/or neck occur. In this chapter, a summary is included on Parkinson’s disease, cervical dystonia, neck myoclonus and one of the progressive myoclonic epilepsies, lipofuscinosis. Unconscious motor activities during REM sleep behavioural disorder and the consequences of the absence of sensory corticofugal modulation are treated. A reduced ability to stabilize the head has consequences for gaze stabilization and sensorimotor function. In contrast, myoclonus can be sensitive to sensory activity, while sensory information can also be used to improve motor function. Therefore, (visual) cueing to overcome motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease is shortly described. The conclusion of this chapter concerns modulation of sensory information.

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Marani, E., Heida, C. (2018). Head and Neck Jerks and Tremor. In: Head and Neck. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92105-1_17

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