Reply #1 to: Glycemic Choreoballism.

In Response To: Lee D, Ahn TB. Glycemic choreoballism. Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov.

Hemichorea/Hemiballism Associated with Hyperglycemia: Report of 20 Cases.

Background: Hemichorea/hemiballism associated with nonketotic hyperglycemia is a well-recognized syndrome, but few case series have been reported in the literature.

Case Report: We describe 20 patients with hemichorea/hemiballism associated with hyperglycemia (9 males and 11 females) with mean age of 67.8 years.

Bilateral Hypertrophic Olivary Degeneration and Holmes Tremor without Palatal Tremor: An Unusual Association.

Background: Lesions in the Guillain-Mollaret triangle or dentate-rubro-olivary pathway may lead to hypertrophic olivary degeneration (HOD), a secondary trans-synaptic degeneration of the inferior olivary nucleus. HOD is usually associated with palatal tremor and rarely with Holmes tremor. Bilateral HOD is a very unusual condition and very few cases are reported.

Pan-American Consortium of Multiple System Atrophy (PANMSA). A Pan-American multicentre cohort study of multiple system atrophy.

Background: Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is an adult-onset and rapidly progressive, neurodegenerative condition that presents with autonomic dysfunction, parkinsonism, cerebellar ataxia and corticospinal deficits. Clinical, demographic and epidemiological data from different regions have provided valuable information concerning the natural history of MSA. There are no published data of Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) in Latin American countries.

Frequency of non-motor symptoms in Peruvian patients with Parkinson's disease.

Introduction: Non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease are often not well recognized in clinical practice. Non-motor symptoms questionnaire (NMSQuest) is a simple instrument that allows patients or caregivers to report non-motor symptoms in a practical manner.

Objective: We attempted to determine the prevalence of non-motor symptoms in three hundred Parkinson's disease outpatients.