A Case of Dystonic Tremor with Left Hemiparesis in Cervicomedullary Infarction.
- Author:
Seonhye KIM
1
;
Nack Cheon CHOI
;
Seungnam SON
;
Jieun KIM
;
Jihye CHOI
;
Ki Jong PARK
;
Oh Young KWON
;
Byeong Hoon LIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, Korea. neurol@nongae.gsnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Dystonia;
Cervico-medullary infarction;
Inferior olivary nucleus
- MeSH:
Brain Stem;
Dyskinesias;
Dystonia;
Humans;
Infarction*;
Middle Aged;
Olivary Nucleus;
Paresis*;
Spinal Cord;
Tremor*
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2005;23(6):817-819
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The development of involuntary movement by the lesion in the brainstem and spinal cord has been rarely reported. We report a 56-year-old man who suffered from bilateral dystonic tremor and left hemiparesis by an acute cervicomedullary infarction. The patient had acute infarcted lesion on the anterior-medial cervicomedullary junction located at the inferior olivary nucleus. Current study suggests that the involvement of inferior olivary nucleus in lower medulla could be a cause to develop dystonic tremor by cervicomedullary lesions.
