Hereditary chin tremor in Parkinson's disease

ERER ÖZBEK Ç. S., Jankovic J.

CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, cilt.109, sa.9, ss.784-785, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 109 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2007.05.020
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.784-785
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Hereditary chin tremor (HCT) is characterized by rhythmical, involuntary movements of the chin muscles usually inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. We describe a 74-year old man with familial, childhood-onset chin tremor, and a 3-year history of progressive hand tremor, gait difficulty, and other parkinsonian features. Since chin tremor often occurs in Parkinson's disease (PD), a coexistent HCT may not be recognized unless past and family history of tremor is carefully explored. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.