Four New Cases of Progressive Ataxia and Palatal Tremor (PAPT) and a Literature Review
Norbert Silimon,
Roland Wiest,
Claudio L. A. Bassetti
Abstract:PAPT syndrome is a rare neurologic disorder characterized by progressive ataxia and palatal tremor (rhythmic movements of the soft palate). The first large study of PAPT patients was published in 2004, included a total of 28 sporadic PAPT cases, and suggested a neurodegenerative origin. In the last several years, case reports and small case series followed, underlining the heterogeneity of the clinical picture and underlying aetiology (including neurodegenerative, vascular, infectious/autoimmune, and genetic).… Show more
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