Pathologic findings in prospectively ascertained essential tremor subjects.

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE:To assess pathologic changes in prospectively characterized subjects with essential tremor (ET). METHODS:Subjects enrolled in the Sun Health Research Institute Brain and Body Donation Program were examined annually by a movement disorders neurologist, and semiannually by a behavioral neurologist and neuropsychologist. Twenty-four subjects without a prior diagnosis of dementia or other major movement disorder met clinical criteria for ET and came to autopsy. Subjects with mild cognitive impairment (n = 3) were included. These subjects were compared with 21 controls. Brains were examined postmortem according to standardized protocols for assessment of age-related changes and specific pathologic conditions (e.g., Parkinson disease, Alzheimer disease). RESULTS:Subjects had a mean age of 86.2 years and a mean duration of tremor of 11.1 years. Seven subjects had evidence for cerebellar pathology (Purkinje cell loss, cerebellar cortical sclerosis, and proliferation of Bergmann glia). Pigmented neurons were qualitatively depleted in the locus ceruleus in eight subjects and in the substantia nigra in five subjects. Of these, three had Lewy bodies, one subject had brainstem predominant disease, and two had limbic stage. Three subjects had a nonspecific cerebral tauopathy and another met pathologic criteria for progressive supranuclear palsy. However, when compared with controls, only changes in the locus ceruleus and gliosis of the cerebellum remained significant findings. CONCLUSIONS:This study supports previous findings of heterogenous pathology in essential tremor (ET). There is an increased frequency of cerebellar gliosis and locus ceruleus depletion. We did not find an increased incidence of Lewy bodies in subjects with ET.

journal_name

Neurology

journal_title

Neurology

authors

Shill HA,Adler CH,Sabbagh MN,Connor DJ,Caviness JN,Hentz JG,Beach TG

doi

10.1212/01.wnl.0000310425.76205.02

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-04-15 00:00:00

pages

1452-5

issue

16 Pt 2

eissn

0028-3878

issn

1526-632X

pii

70/16_Part_2/1452

journal_volume

70

pub_type

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