Isolated laryngeal myokymia: diagnosis and treatment.

Abstract

Myokymia is an uncommon neuromuscular disorder that rarely affects the human larynx. No previous reports of isolated laryngeal myokymia are present in the literature, and as such, established treatment protocols are lacking. We report the first case of isolated laryngeal myokymia in a 48-year-old woman with no other neurological findings, and our successful results in initial treatment and maintenance therapy with focal intralaryngeal injections of botulinum toxin A.

• Authors: Jacob Sedgh, Melissa M Statham, Michael C Munin, George Small, Clark A Rosen
• Journal: The Laryngoscope (Laryngoscope) Vol. 120 Issue 10 Pg. 2033-5 (Oct 2010) ISSN: 1531-4995 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 20683936 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Neuromuscular Agents
• Botulinum Toxins, Type A

Topics

• Botulinum Toxins, Type A (therapeutic use)
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Female
• Humans
• Laryngeal Diseases (diagnosis, drug therapy)
• Middle Aged
• Myokymia (diagnosis, drug therapy)
• Neuromuscular Agents (therapeutic use)