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MeSH Review:

Palatal Muscles

Launois, S.H. et al., Gosain, A.K. et al., Deuschl, G. et al.

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Disease relevance of Palatal Muscles

Classic submucous cleft palate was found in three study group patients (12 percent), all of whom had flattening or a midline depression of the posterior palate and musculus uvulae on nasoendoscopy and palpable diastasis of the palatal muscles under general anesthesia [1].

High impact information on Palatal Muscles

To examine the contribution of specific palatal muscles to velopharyngeal dimensions, we recorded electromyographic (EMG) activity in the levator veli palatini, the tensor veli palatini, and the palatoglossus while examining the velopharynx (VP) with videoendoscopy in eight awake normal adults [2].

Gene context of Palatal Muscles

Visual observation of the movements in the two disorders suggests that the difference in symptoms is due to the activation of different palatal muscles, the levator veli palatini in SPT and the tensor veli palatini in EPT [3].

References

A prospective evaluation of the prevalence of submucous cleft palate in patients with isolated cleft lip versus controls. Gosain, A.K., Conley, S.F., Santoro, T.D., Denny, A.D. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. (1999) [Pubmed]
Relationship between velopharyngeal dimensions and palatal EMG during progressive hypercapnia. Launois, S.H., Remsburg, S., Yang, W.J., Weiss, J.W. J. Appl. Physiol. (1996) [Pubmed]
Symptomatic and essential palatal tremor. 2. Differences of palatal movements. Deuschl, G., Toro, C., Hallett, M. Mov. Disord. (1994) [Pubmed]

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