Isolated head tremor

Isolated head tremor (IHT) is a pathological condition characterized by tremor of the head without dystonic posturing or tremor in other parts of the body. In the past, head tremor was commonly referred to as essential tremor because it is very common in families of patients with essential tremor an...

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Main Authors: Z. A. Zalyalova, M. M. Ermakova, Z. G. Khayatova
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Published: IMA-PRESS LLC 2024-06-01
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Online Access:https://nnp.ima-press.net/nnp/article/view/2285
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description Isolated head tremor (IHT) is a pathological condition characterized by tremor of the head without dystonic posturing or tremor in other parts of the body. In the past, head tremor was commonly referred to as essential tremor because it is very common in families of patients with essential tremor and may precede hand tremor. Several recent observations cast doubt on this theory. The irregular character of the tremor, the low efficacy of the drugs used for essential tremor and the use of botulinum neuroprotein type A with good response point to the dystonic character of the tremor. Neurophysiological evidence for a relationship between IHT and dystonia includes an altered somatosensory temporal discrimination threshold, metabolic changes according to DAT spectrography (positron emission spectrography to determine changes in dopamine levels) and a change in the blink reflex.
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spelling doaj-art-d2c2381d145e4904ba01bf138aba3fdc2025-08-20T02:16:17ZrusIMA-PRESS LLCНеврология, нейропсихиатрия, психосоматика2074-27112310-13422024-06-0116314414810.14412/2074-2711-2024-3-144-1481502Isolated head tremorZ. A. Zalyalova0M. M. Ermakova1Z. G. Khayatova2Kazan State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia; Consultative and Diagnostic Center for Extrapyramidal Pathology and Botulinum Toxin Therapy of the Republic of TatarstanKazan State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia; ”Multifunctional medical center” LLCKazan State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia; Consultative and Diagnostic Center for Extrapyramidal Pathology and Botulinum Toxin Therapy of the Republic of TatarstanIsolated head tremor (IHT) is a pathological condition characterized by tremor of the head without dystonic posturing or tremor in other parts of the body. In the past, head tremor was commonly referred to as essential tremor because it is very common in families of patients with essential tremor and may precede hand tremor. Several recent observations cast doubt on this theory. The irregular character of the tremor, the low efficacy of the drugs used for essential tremor and the use of botulinum neuroprotein type A with good response point to the dystonic character of the tremor. Neurophysiological evidence for a relationship between IHT and dystonia includes an altered somatosensory temporal discrimination threshold, metabolic changes according to DAT spectrography (positron emission spectrography to determine changes in dopamine levels) and a change in the blink reflex.https://nnp.ima-press.net/nnp/article/view/2285head tremoressential tremorcervical dystoniatremor
spellingShingle Z. A. Zalyalova
M. M. Ermakova
Z. G. Khayatova
Isolated head tremor
Неврология, нейропсихиатрия, психосоматика
head tremor
essential tremor
cervical dystonia
tremor
title Isolated head tremor
title_full Isolated head tremor
title_fullStr Isolated head tremor
title_full_unstemmed Isolated head tremor
title_short Isolated head tremor
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essential tremor
cervical dystonia
tremor
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