Holmes' Tremor Associated with Bilateral Hypertrophic Olivary Degeneration Following Brain Stem Hemorrhage: A Case Report.
10.7461/jcen.2014.16.3.299
- Author:
Min Kyu KIM
1
;
Byung Moon CHO
;
Se Hyuck PARK
;
Dae Young YOON
Author Information
1. Department of neurosurgery, Hallym University Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea. nschbm@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tremor;
Red nucleus;
Olivary Nucleus;
Midbrain
- MeSH:
Brain Stem*;
Female;
Hemorrhage*;
Humans;
Mesencephalon;
Middle Aged;
Neurons;
Olivary Nucleus;
Red Nucleus;
Tremor*
- From:Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery
2014;16(3):299-302
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Holmes' tremor is a condition characterized by a mixture of postural, rest, and action tremors due to midbrain lesions in the vicinity of the red nucleus. Hypertrophic olivary degeneration (HOD) is a rare type of neuronal degeneration involving the dento-rubro-olivary pathway and may present clinically as Holmes tremor. We report on a 59-year-old female patient who developed Holmes tremor in association with bilateral HOD, following brain stem hemorrhage.
