Palatal Tremor Due to Medullary Infarction OBJECTIVES To discuss the disorder of palatal tremor (formerly, palatal myoclonus). To distinguish the essential from symptomatic forms of palatal tremor. To briefly review…
Cerebral Palsy/Dystonia OBJECTIVES To define cerebral palsy. To define dystonia. To discuss the treatment of dystonia. VIGNETTE A 19-year-old man with cerebral palsy developed jerky tremor and abnormal posture of…
Cervical Dystonia OBJECTIVES To illustrate the clinical presentation and diagnosis of cervical dystonia. To outline common types of focal dystonia. To summarize treatment options for disabling focal dystonia. VIGNETTE A…
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy OBJECTIVES To illustrate the clinical presentation of progressive supranuclear palsy. To discuss progressive supranuclear palsy and pathologies presenting with a similar syndrome. To highlight the importance of…
Corticobasal Syndrome (Corticobasal Degeneration) OBJECTIVES To illustrate the clinical presentation of corticobasal syndrome. To discuss corticobasal degeneration and other disorders presenting as a corticobasal syndrome. To describe localizing features of…
Multiple System Atrophy, Parkinsonian Type OBJECTIVES To illustrate the clinical presentation of multiple system atrophy, parkinsonian type. To describe the typical imaging abnormalities. To highlight distinguishing features with Parkinson disease….
Parkinson Disease OBJECTIVES To review the clinical features of Parkinson disease (PD). To list the differential disorders that can be confused with PD. To summarize treatment options for PD. VIGNETTE…
Dystonic Tremor OBJECTIVES To review the clinical features of a patient with dystonic tremor. To highlight the distinguishing features of dystonic tremor versus essential tremor and parkinsonian tremor. To discuss…
Essential Tremor OBJECTIVES To review the clinical features of essential tremor. To discuss the differential diagnosis of essential tremor. To summarize medical and surgical management options for essential tremor. VIGNETTE…
Resting Tremor (and A “Stroke of Luck”) OBJECTIVES To review the clinical features of parkinsonian tremor. To illustrate the unusual subsequent occurrence of a subcortical infarct that abated the patient’s…
