Hypertrophic olivary degeneration after brainstem haemorrhage – A case report
Insidious neurological deterioration may develop months to years after a lesion involving the Guillain-Mollaret triangle due to hypertrophic olivary degeneration. Lesions involving the dento-rubro-olivary pathways may lead to pseudo-hypertrophy of the inferior olivary nucleus with subsequent neurona...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Amaltea Medical Publishing House
2019-03-01
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| Series: | Romanian Journal of Neurology |
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| Online Access: | https://rjn.com.ro/articles/2019.1/RJN_2019_1_Art-08.pdf |
| Summary: | Insidious neurological deterioration may develop months to years after a lesion involving the Guillain-Mollaret triangle due to hypertrophic olivary degeneration. Lesions involving the dento-rubro-olivary pathways may lead to pseudo-hypertrophy of the inferior olivary nucleus with subsequent neuronal degeneration. A number of clinical syndromes have
been linked to hypertrophic olivary degeneration. Cases of gait ataxia, Holmes tremor and symptomatic palatal and oculo-palatal tremor were associated with this condition. We hereby report a case of disabling Holmes tremor and gait ataxia associated with palatal tremor in a 45-year-old patient with a prior brainstem haemorrhage. |
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| ISSN: | 1843-8148 2069-6094 |