2015 Articles
Hypermetabolism of Olivary Nuclei in a Patient with Progressive Ataxia and Palatal Tremor
Background: The pathophysiology of the movement disorder progressive ataxia with palatal tremor (PAPT) is unclear.
Case report: A 77-year-old male presented with dysarthria, ataxia, and 1–2 Hz palatal tremor. A diagnosis of probable sporadic PAPT was established. Brain magnetic resonance imaging was normal at the presymptomatic phase but later showed olivary hypertrophy. Brain [18F]-fludeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) showed bilateral hypermetabolism in the olivary nuclei.
Discussion: This second reported patient with PAPT and FDG-PET shows that olivary hypertrophy is paralleled with hypermetabolism. The olivary nuclei pathology also appears to be temporally associated with symptom onset.
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- Title
- Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7916/D8PV6JMT
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- Academic Units
- Center for Parkinson's Disease and Other Movement Disorders
- Published Here
- October 15, 2015