Treatment of post-traumatic midbrain resting-kinetic tremor with combined levodopa/carbidopa and carbamazepine.
A patient with a post-traumatic midbrain haemorrhagic lesion documented by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) presented with a combined resting-kinetic contralateral upper extremity tremor. The resting tremor component responded to levodopa/carbidopa, while the kinetic component improved with the addition of carbamazepine.
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Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital, Malvern, PA 19355.
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Shirtz
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D000328:Adult; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002230:Carbidopa / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004576:Electromyography / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000187:drug effects / Q000293:injuries*; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000187:drug effects; D014202:Tremor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*
D002220:Carbamazepine; D007980:Levodopa; D002230:Carbidopa