Bilateral olivary hypertrophy after unilateral cerebellar infarction: case report Hipertrofia olivar bilateral após infarto cerebelar unilateral: relato de caso

Bilateral olivary hypertrophy after unilateral cerebellar infarction: case report Hipertrofia olivar bilateral após infarto cerebelar unilateral: relato de caso

We describe a case of bilateral olivary hypertrophy and palatal tremor after unilateral cerebellar infarction. Hypertrophic olivary degeneration (HOD) is associated with hypersignal in the inferior olivary nucleus (ION), on T2-weighted images. HOD has been more often observed ipsilaterally to a cent...

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Main Authors: Adriana Bastos Conforto, Jerusa Smid, Suely Kazue Nagahashi Marie, Jovana Gobbi Marchesi Ciríaco, Patrícia Paula Santoro, Claudia da Costa Leite, Letícia Lessa Mansur, Milberto Scaff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2005-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
degeneração olivar hipertrófica
tremor de palato
infarto cerebelar
hipersensibilidade por denervação
hypertrophic olivary degeneration
palatal tremor
cerebellar infarction
denervation supersensitivity
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