title: Secondary orthostatic tremor in the setting of cerebellar degeneration.
abstract: Orthostatic tremor (OT) and cerebellar ataxia are uncommon and difficult to treat. We present two patients with OT and cerebellar degeneration, one of whom had spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 and a good treatment response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Division of Movement Disorders, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, 10 Union Square East, New York, NY 10003, USA. Electronic address: sarvaharini@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Harini
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sarva
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Division of Movement Disorders, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, 10 Union Square East, New York, NY 10003, USA.
authors.forename: William Lawrence
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Severt
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Nuri
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jacoby
authors.affiliation: The Neurological Institute, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Seth L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Pullman
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Division of Movement Disorders, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, 10 Union Square East, New York, NY 10003, USA; Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saunders-Pullman
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D003071:Cognition; D020233:Gait Disorders, Neurologic / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011433:Propranolol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020754:Spinocerebellar Ataxias / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D013132:Spinocerebellar Degenerations / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014202:Tremor / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D011433:Propranolol
keywords: Ataxia; Gait disturbance; Orthostatic tremor; SCA-2