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Botulinum toxin type A for Holmes tremor secondary to thalamic hemorrhage

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  1. Department of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Sensory Organs (NESMOS), Sapienza University, Rome, Italy

    Pamela Latino, Francesco E. Pontieri & Francesco Orzi

  2. Unit of Neurology, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Via di Grottarossa, 1035-00189, Rome, Italy

    Pamela Latino, Francesco E. Pontieri, Francesco Orzi & Morena Giovannelli

  3. IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy

    Francesco E. Pontieri

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Supplementary material 1 (AVI 23878 kb). A video accompanying this article is available in the supporting information here. Video. Pre-therapy session: resting, postural and kinetic tremor of the right arm. The tremor was irregular, of large amplitude, mostly proximal (involving the deltoid, biceps and triceps brachii), and accompanied by athetoid movements at the right hand. Post-therapy session: significant reduction of tremor severity, in particular of resting and postural components

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Latino, P., Pontieri, F.E., Orzi, F. et al. Botulinum toxin type A for Holmes tremor secondary to thalamic hemorrhage. Neurol Sci 36, 1935–1936 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-015-2285-z

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