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Three patients with postural and intention cerebellar tremor caused by a cerebellar infarction in the superior cerebellar artery distribution were studied; treatment with carbamazepine resulted in marked improvement.
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Sechi, G.P., Pirisi, A., Agnetti, V. et al. Efficacy of carbamazepine on cerebellar tremors in patients with superior cerebellar artery syndrome. J Neurol 236, 461–463 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00328507
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