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Posttraumatic tremor and Arnold Chiari malformation: No sign of compression, but cure after surgical decompression

✍ Scribed by Sampsa Vanhatalo; Ritva Paetau; Kirsi Mustonen; Juha Hernesniemi; Raili Riikonen

Book ID: 101392964
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2000
Tongue: English
Weight: 110 KB
Volume: 15
Category: Article
ISSN: 0885-3185
DOI: 10.1002/1531-8257(200005)15:3<581::aid-mds1025>3.0.co;2-2

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✦ Synopsis

Malformation: No Sign of Compression, But Cure After Surgical Decompression

Cases of delayed or acute posttraumatic, therapy-resistant tremor have been previously described. [1][2][3][4] The onset is usually delayed (weeks to months/years), but they may also begin rapidly (within hours). Careful neuroradiologic examination may reveal small lesions, often in the deep brain areas, or a herniation of the midbrain and the cerebellar structures with a con-A videotape accompanies this article.