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Hyperekplexia exacerbated by occlusion of posterior thalamic arteries.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6830475     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A 65-year-old man with the onset of hyperekplexia at 37 years of age experienced resolution of the illness at the age of 45 years. Twenty years later after a posterior thalamoperforate artery occlusion that produced a "rubral tremor," severe hyperekplexia redeveloped. The patient's symptoms were controlled with clonazepam, except for brief periods. Interruption of the rubrothalamic pathways or neuronal aggregates at the level of the red nucleus seemed to disinhibit the startle reflex.
Authors:
R G Fariello; R J Schwartzman; S S Beall
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of neurology     Volume:  40     ISSN:  0003-9942     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch. Neurol.     Publication Date:  1983 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1983-04-21     Completed Date:  1983-04-21     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372436     Medline TA:  Arch Neurol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  244-6     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acute Disease
Adult
Aged
Arterial Occlusive Diseases / complications*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Recurrence
Reflex, Abnormal / etiology*
Startle Reaction*
Thalamus / blood supply*
Tremor / etiology

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