Routine neurophysiologic tremor analysis as a diagnostic tool for essential tremor: A prospective study

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 446-450

  Gironell, Alexandre ^a,b   Kulisevsky, Jaime ^a   Pascual Sedano, Berta ^a   Barbanoj, Manel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; EMG; Essential tremor; Tremor

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; RISK;

ACCELERATION; AGED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REACTION TIME; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 11344283275     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004691-200411000-00009     Document Type: Article

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