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Bilateral primary writing tremor.

Jimenez-Jimenez1, Cabrera-Valdivia, Orti-Pareja

  • 1Department of Neurology Hospital Universitario 'Principe de Asturias', Universidad de Alcalade Henares, Madrid, Spain.

European Journal of Neurology
|April 22, 1999
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Primary writing tremor, typically affecting one hand, can spread to the other. This case study details a patient who developed bilateral symptoms after a 5-year history of unilateral tremor.

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Movement Disorders

Background:

  • Primary writing tremor is characterized as a task-specific movement disorder.
  • It is generally considered to be unilateral, affecting only one limb.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report a case of primary writing tremor that became bilateral.
  • To describe the progression of symptoms in a patient with this condition.

Main Methods:

  • Case report of a 59-year-old male patient.
  • Clinical observation of tremor symptoms over a 5-year period.

Main Results:

  • The patient initially presented with a 5-year history of unilateral primary writing tremor in his right hand.
  • Subsequently, similar tremor symptoms developed in his left hand, indicating bilateral involvement.

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Conclusions:

  • Primary writing tremor, though typically unilateral, can potentially affect both hands.
  • This case highlights the possibility of bilateral progression in primary writing tremor.