An unusual concomitant tremor and myoclonus after a contralateral infarct at thalamus and subthalamic nucleus.
A 72-year-old woman experienced a sudden onset of spontaneous tremor and myoclonus of right extremities that completely subsided 24 hours after onset. Neuroimaging study revealed an infarct at the left ventral portion of thalamus and subthalamic nucleus. Concomitant dyskinetic movement disorders after stroke are extremely rare and the mechanism is herein discussed.
Kao
Y F
YF
Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Shih
P Y
PY
Chen
W H
WH
D000368:Aged; D020520:Brain Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000209:etiology*; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D013787:Thalamic Nuclei; D014202:Tremor / Q000209:etiology*