Holmes tremor in association with bilateral hypertrophic olivary degeneration and palatal tremor: Chronological considerations. Case report

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 61, Issue 2 B, 2003, Pages 473-477

  Rieder, Carlos R M ^a   Rebouças, Ricardo Gurgel ^a   Ferreira, Marcelo Paglioli ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Holmes' tremor; Midbrain tremor; Myorhythmia; Palatal myoclonus; Rubral tremor

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CLONAZEPAM; LEVODOPA; PROPRANOLOL; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN DEGENERATION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSARTHRIA; GAZE; HEMIPARESIS; HOLMES TREMOR; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC OLIVARY DEGENERATION; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PALATE; THALAMOTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREMOR; VERTIGO;

EID: 0038503681     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2003000300028     Document Type: Article

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