Case Reports
Tremor and Klinefelter’s Syndrome
Authors:
- Marcie L. Rabin
- Shivam Om MittalEmail Shivam Om Mittal
- Bahman Jabbari
Abstract
Background: Klinefelter’s syndrome (KS) has been associated with tremor, but reports on tremor phenomenology and treatment are limited.
Case Reports: Patient 1 is a 17-year-old male with a dystonic tremor treated with deep brain stimulation (DBS). Patient 2 is a 57-year-old male with a predominant left hand resting tremor and dystonic features.
Discussion: Our cases suggest that the tremor in patients with KS may be dystonic in nature. Patient 1 is also the third reported case of successful treatment with DBS. These cases have implications for elucidating the underlying neurobiological mechanism of tremor and identifying treatment options.
- Year: 2015
- Volume: 5
- Page/Article: 304
- DOI: 10.5334/tohm.252
- Submitted on 22 Mar 2015
- Accepted on 7 May 2015
- Published on 15 Jun 2015
- Peer Reviewed