 Essential Tremor
"Essential Tremor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A relatively common disorder characterized by a fairly specific pattern of tremors which are most prominent in the upper extremities and neck, inducing titubations of the head. The tremor is usually mild, but when severe may be disabling. An autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance may occur in some families (i.e., familial tremor). (Mov Disord 1988;13(1):5-10)
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D020329
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.662.350
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| Concept/Terms |
Essential Tremor- Essential Tremor
- Essential Tremors
- Tremor, Essential
- Tremors, Essential
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Benign Essential Tremors
- Essential Tremor, Benign
- Essential Tremors, Benign
- Tremor, Benign Essential
- Tremors, Benign Essential
Familial Tremor- Familial Tremor
- Familial Tremors
- Tremor, Familial
- Tremors, Familial
- Hereditary Essential Tremor
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Essential Tremor" by people in Profiles.
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Thompson JA, Lanctin D, Ince NF, Abosch A. Clinical implications of local field potentials for understanding and treating movement disorders. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2014; 92(4):251-63.
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Woods SP, Scott JC, Fields JA, Poquette A, Tröster AI. Executive dysfunction and neuropsychiatric symptoms predict lower health status in essential tremor. Cogn Behav Neurol. 2008 Mar; 21(1):28-33.
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Woods SP, Fields JA, Lyons KE, Pahwa R, Tröster AI. Pulse width is associated with cognitive decline after thalamic stimulation for essential tremor. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2003 Jun; 9(5):295-300.
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Fields JA, Tröster AI, Woods SP, Higginson CI, Wilkinson SB, Lyons KE, Koller WC, Pahwa R. Neuropsychological and quality of life outcomes 12 months after unilateral thalamic stimulation for essential tremor. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2003 Mar; 74(3):305-11.
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Tröster AI, Woods SP, Fields JA, Lyons KE, Pahwa R, Higginson CI, Koller WC. Neuropsychological deficits in essential tremor: an expression of cerebello-thalamo-cortical pathophysiology? Eur J Neurol. 2002 Mar; 9(2):143-51.
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