Ghika et al described the "jerky dystonic unsteady hand" syndrome associated with infarction affecting the posterior thalamus.
Location: posterior thalamus, including the pulvinar nucleus
Vascular territory: posterior choroidal artery
Onset: delayed
Clinical findings:
(1) ataxia
(2) tremor
(2a) rubral tremor (myoclonic ataxia with resting, action and wing-beating tremor)
(3) dystonia
(4) myoclonus
(5) chorea or choreoathetosis
(6) sensory dysfunction
(7) pain, including Dejerine-Roussy syndrome
