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Abdominal Tremor in Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease: A Case Report

Overview
Journal Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y)
Publisher Ubiquity Press
Date 2024 Jan 15
PMID 38222899
Authors
Raumin S Neuville
Anna E Morenkova
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Abstract

Background: Tremor in Parkinson's disease (PD) is commonly seen in the upper extremities and can involve the lower extremities and mouth. We present a case of a patient with idiopathic PD who presented with abdominal tremor.

Case Report: A 40-year-old man with a 2-year history of subjective weakness and stiffness in the right arm and leg, followed by emergence of a right hand tremor, subsequently developed abdominal tremor. Patient experienced marked improvement of both abdominal and hand tremor and mobility of the right limbs with levodopa.

Discussion: Our case report serves as the second only published report of abdominal tremor in an idiopathic PD patient.

Highlights: Tremor in Parkinson's disease (PD) commonly affects the upper and lower extremities and mouth. We describe a 40-year-old man with PD who developed abdominal tremor which was brought under control with levodopa. This case is one of only two published reports of abdominal tremor in PD.

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