Evidence for a non-orthostatic origin of orthostatic tremor

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 284-288

  Boroojerdi, B ^a   Ferbert, A ^b   Foltys, H ^a   Kosinski, C M ^a   Noth, J ^a   Schwarz, M ^a,c  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM KASSEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Action tremor; Central oscillator; Essential tremor; Orthostatic tremor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; TREMOR; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0032939919     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.66.3.284     Document Type: Article

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