The Cerebellum in Poststroke Movement Disorders: A Case of Head Tremor Indicating a Cerebrovascular Emergency.

Abstract

Tremor is a common symptom encountered in outpatient practice, particularly within a neurology movement disorder clinic. However, tremor can also be pertinent to inpatient medicine and can warrant emergent evaluation. We describe a case of a 72-year-old female who developed acute onset postural head tremor without appendicular tremor during a hospital admission for chest pain and leukostasis. This case explores the localization of tremor and the differential diagnosis of head tremor specifically. Additionally, this report serves as a reminder to consider ischemic stroke in the diagnostic evaluation of acute onset neurological symptoms.