Abstract
Head tremor is very unusual in Parkinson's disease (PD). Five PD patients presenting
a head tremor during the disease evolution have recently been reported. Here we describe
a 74 year-old woman with a pure head resting tremor. The tremor was responsive to
levodopa and had a 4.7 Hz frequency. A [123I]FP-CIT SPECT imaging confirmed a reduction of tracer uptake in the right striatum
consistent with PD, that should be confirmed by long-term follow-up.
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Publication history
Published online: January 29, 2009
Accepted:
December 18,
2008
Received in revised form:
December 17,
2008
Received:
November 5,
2008
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© 2008 Elsevier B.V. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
