Evaluation of three different ways of assessing tremor in multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 756-760

  Alusi, S H ^a   Worthington, J ^b   Glickman, S ^a   Findley, L J ^c   Bain, P G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c OLDCHURCH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multiple sclerosis; Scale; Tremor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSMETRIA; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREMOR; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0034028257     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.68.6.756     Document Type: Article

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