Abstract
Improvement of Primary Writing Tremor in Parkinson’s Disease with Carbidopa/Levodopa
Highlights
Primary writing tremor is a task-specific phenomenon that has been described as variants of essential tremor or dystonia
Around 1999, a 63-year-old female developed an action tremor in the right hand only when writing and in 2010 developed a rest tremor in the right leg that progressed to the left leg
Action tremor was only present in her right hand when she wrote, causing tremulous handwriting
Summary
Primary writing tremor is a task-specific phenomenon that has been described as variants of essential tremor or dystonia. Ethics Statement: All patients that appear on video have provided written informed consent; authorization for the videotaping and for publication of the videotape was provided. Around 1999, a 63-year-old female developed an action tremor in the right hand only when writing and in 2010 developed a rest tremor in the right leg that progressed to the left leg. The writing tremor was suppressed only by holding the wrist with the left hand.
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