title: Voluntary palatal tremor is associated with hyperactivation of the inferior olive: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study.
abstract: Voluntary palatal tremor in a patient with essential palatal tremor induced activation predominantly within regions corresponding to the inferior olive, adjacent brainstem, and dentate nuclei. Finger movements elicited only ipsilateral lobular cerebellar activation, suggesting a dysfunctional nuclear activation by palatal tremor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Medical University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany. nitschke_m@neuro.mu-luebeck.de
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Nitschke
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Krüger
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bruhn
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gehrking
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wessel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Frahm
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vieregge
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000503:physiopathology; D002529:Cerebellar Nuclei / Q000503:physiopathology; D004576:Electromyography; D020329:Essential Tremor / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009434:Neural Pathways; D009847:Olivary Nucleus / Q000503:physiopathology; D010156:Palatal Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000503:physiopathology