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Summary
Holmes’ tremor is a low-frequency hand tremor and has varying amplitude at different phases of motion. It is usually unilateral and does not respond satisfactorily to drugs and thus considered irreversible. Structural lesions in the thalamus and brainstem or cerebellum are usually responsible for Holmes’ tremor. We present a 23-year-old woman who presented with unilateral Holmes’ tremor. She also had hypersomnolence and headache in the sitting posture. Her brain imaging showed brain sagging and deep brain swelling due to spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH). She was managed conservatively and had a total clinical and radiological recovery. The brain sagging with the consequent distortion of the midbrain and diencephalon was responsible for this clinical presentation. SIH may be considered as one of the reversible causes of Holmes’ tremor.
- movement disorders (other than parkinsons)
- brain stem / cerebellum
- neuroimaging
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Contributors RSI conceived the idea and designed the paper. PW contributed in the discussion and final draft of the paper. BT contributed in discussion of imaging studies and clinical correlation.
Competing interests None declared.
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