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Homolateral disappearance of essential tremor after cerebellar stroke
Author(s) -
Dupuis M. J. M.,
Delwaide P. J.,
Boucquey D.,
Gonsette R. E.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.870040210
Subject(s) - essential tremor , medicine , stroke (engine) , cerebellar diseases , lesion , pathophysiology , cerebellum , neuroscience , intention tremor , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychology , pathology , ataxia , physics , thermodynamics
The case of a patient with essential tremor in whom tremor disappeared on the right side after a homolateral cerebellar infarct is reported. The pathophysiology of essential tremor remains unknown. Vascular and surgical lesions of dentorubrothalamic pathway have been reported to improve various kinds of tremor including essential tremor. In this patient, a lesion of this pathway related to the cerebellar infarct probably explains the homolateral cessation of essential tremor.