Laryngology

Isolated laryngeal myokymia: Diagnosis and treatment†

  1. Jacob Sedgh MD,
  2. Melissa M. Statham MD,
  3. Michael C. Munin MD,
  4. George Small MD,
  5. Clark A. Rosen MD*

Article first published online: 3 AUG 2010

DOI: 10.1002/lary.20846

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The Laryngoscope

The Laryngoscope

Volume 120, Issue 10, pages 2033–2035, October 2010

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How to Cite

Sedgh, J., Statham, M. M., Munin, M. C., Small, G. and Rosen, C. A. (2010), Isolated laryngeal myokymia: Diagnosis and treatment. The Laryngoscope, 120: 2033–2035. doi: 10.1002/lary.20846

Author Information

  1. Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh Voice Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

*University of Pittsburgh Voice Center, UPMC Mercy, Bldg B-11500, 1400 Locust Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

  1. †

    The authors have no funding, financial relationships, or conflicts of interest to disclose.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 3 AUG 2010
  2. Article first published online: 3 AUG 2010
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 22 DEC 2009
  4. Manuscript Revised: 18 DEC 2009
  5. Manuscript Received: 11 SEP 2009

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Keywords:

  • Laryngeal;
  • myokymia;
  • botulinum

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. Laryngoscope, 2010

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