Dystonia and tremor secondary to thalamic infarction successfully treated with thalamotomy of the ventralis intermedius nucleus

Autor:	Mario Álvarez, Nelson E. Quintanal, Maylen Carballo, Iván García, Rafael Rodríguez, Amado Díaz, Carlos Maragoto, R. Macías, Ivonne Pedroso, José Prince
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Dystonia business.industry Thalamotomy medicine.medical_treatment Thalamus Thalamic infarction medicine.disease nervous system diseases Lesion medicine.anatomical_structure Neurology Anesthesia Medicine Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom business Thalamic stimulator Nucleus Thalamic lesions
Zdroj:	Movement Disorders. 29:1188-1190
ISSN:	0885-3185
DOI:	10.1002/mds.25889
Popis:	Background Focal thalamic lesions have been associated with a variety of involuntary movements such as tremor, dystonia, and chorea-ballism. Methods We describe a patient with severe hyperkinesias of the right arm secondary to a thalamic infarction in the left postero-ventral region of the thalamus. Results The dystonia and tremor of the right upper limb were subsequently controlled with another surgical lesion of the ventralis intermedius nucleus of the thalamus. Conclusion This observation suggests that ablative surgery might be applied to treat a movement disorder induced by the lesion of the same nucleus, which in addition lead to interesting pathophysiological conjectures. © 2014 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society
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