Resolution of tardive tremor after bilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation placement.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tardive tremor (TT) is an underrecognized manifestation of tardive syndrome (TS). In our experience, TT is a rather common manifestation of TS, especially in a setting of treatment with aripiprazole, and is a frequent cause of referrals for the evaluation of idiopathic Parkinson disease. There are reports of successful treatment of tardive orofacial dyskinesia and dystonia with deep brain stimulation (DBS) using globus pallidus interna (GPi) as the primary target, but the literature on subthalamic nucleus (STN) DBS for tardive dyskinesia (TD) is lacking. To the best of our knowledge, there are no reports on DBS treatment of TT.

Case description

A 75-year-old right-handed female with the medical history of generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder

SUBMITTER: Kashyap S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7771401 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature