Keywords
Midbrain hemorrhage
Inferior olivary nucleus
Holmes tremor
Head trauma
Guillain mollaret triangle
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Abstract
Hypertrophic olivary degeneration is a disease secondary to damage to the neuronal circuit of the Guillain Mollaret Triangle, generating symptoms as varied as Holmes tremor. This article describes the case of a 52-year-old man, with a history of head trauma in 2016, without mediate sequelae, who progressively presented tremor, associated 5 years later with headache requiring emergency assistance, where studies were carried out and pharmacological therapy was instituted. Finally, it is concluded that post-traumatic lesions in the Guillain Mollaret Triangle can generate movement disorders secondary to hypertrophic olivary degeneration as sequelae, an entity that is rarely diagnosed.References
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