Hypermetabolism of Olivary Nuclei in a Patient with Progressive Ataxia and Palatal Tremor
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BACKGROUND The pathophysiology of the movement disorder progressive ataxia with palatal tremor (PAPT) is unclear. CASE REPORT A 77-year-old male presented with dysarthria, ataxia, and 1-2 Hz palatal tremor. A diagnosis of probable sporadic PAPT was established. Brain magnetic resonance imaging was normal at the presymptomatic phase but later showed olivary hypertrophy. Brain [(18)F]-fludeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) showed bilateral hypermetabolism in the olivary nuclei. DISCUSSION This second reported patient with PAPT and FDG-PET shows that olivary hypertrophy is paralleled with hypermetabolism. The olivary nuclei pathology also appears to be temporally associated with symptom onset.
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دوره 5 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2015