A Rare Presentation of Orthostatic Tremor as Abdominal Tremor

Background: Orthostatic tremor (OT) is a weight-bearing hyperkinetic disorder characterized by unsteadiness while standing that is relieved when sitting or walking.

Case report: A 66-year-old male presented with a 5 year-history of tremor in his abdomen, but only when he stood in a stationary position. The tremor disappeared when he stood or walked. On examination, he had palpable tremor in his rectus abdominis and gastrocnemius virtually instantaneously after standing. His electromyography findings confirmed the presence of a 12-Hz tremor in the tibialis anterior while standing, with subharmonics recorded in the external obliques and rectus abdominis.

Discussion: Our case illustrates an unusual presentation of OT. The diagnosis is supported by its characteristic frequency and specific appearance only during upright stance.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

Enthalten in:

Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) - 8(2018) vom: 05., Seite 603

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mousele, Christina [VerfasserIn]
Bentley, Paul [VerfasserIn]
Tai, Yen F [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Abdomen
Case Reports
Frequency
Idiopathic
Journal Article
Orthostatic
Tremor

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Date Completed 19.03.2019

Date Revised 02.06.2020

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.7916/D8W10PTG

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM292512813