Clinical features of essential tremor seen in neurology practice: A study of 357 patients

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 187-190

  Tallón Barranco, Antonio ^a   Vázquez, Antonio ^b   Jiménez Jiménez, Félix Javier ^a   Ortí Pareja, Miguel ^a   Gasalla, Teresa ^a   Cabrera Valdivia, Francisco ^a   Benito León, Julián ^c   Molina, José Antonio ^c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PRÍNCIPE DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clinical Diagnosis; Essential tremor; Genetics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISABILITY; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031432696     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-8020(97)00031-X     Document Type: Article

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