Holmes tremor: Clinical description, lesion localization, and treatment in a series of 29 cases.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the clinical features, etiology, findings from neuroimaging, and treatment results in a series of 29 patients with Holmes tremor (HT).

Methods

A retrospective study was performed based on review of medical records and videos of patients with HT diagnosis.

Results

A total of 16 women and 13 men were included. The mean age at the moment of CNS insult was 33.9 ± 20.1 years (range 8-76 years). The most common causes were vascular (48.3%), ischemic, or hemorrhagic. Traumatic brain injury only represented 17.24%; other causes represented 34.5%. The median latency from lesion to tremor onset was 2 months (range 7 days-228 months). The most common symptoms/signs associated with HT were hemiparesis (62%), ataxia (51.7%), hypoesthesia (27.58%), dystonia (2

SUBMITTER: Raina GB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4782118 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature