Orofacial dystonia and rest tremor in a patient with normal brain pathology

K Bhatia; S E Daniel; C D Marsden

doi:10.1002/mds.870080320

Orofacial dystonia and rest tremor in a patient with normal brain pathology

Mov Disord. 1993 Jul;8(3):361-2. doi: 10.1002/mds.870080320.

Authors

K Bhatia¹, S E Daniel, C D Marsden

Affiliation

¹ University Department of Clinical Neurology, Institute of Neurology, London, England.

PMID: 8341303
DOI: 10.1002/mds.870080320

Abstract

We report a patient with cranial dystonia who also had rest tremor of one arm and who developed drug-induced parkinsonism on treatment. The patient's brain was normal on autopsy. We also review the findings in the few reported cases of cranial dystonia with pathology.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Brain / pathology*
Dystonia / pathology*
Dystonia / physiopathology
Facial Muscles / physiopathology
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Parkinson Disease, Secondary / pathology
Parkinson Disease, Secondary / physiopathology
Tremor / pathology*
Tremor / physiopathology