The 'essentials' of essential palatal tremor: A reappraisal of the nosology

Brain

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 832-840

  Zadikoff, C ^a   Lang, A E ^a   Klein, C ^a,b  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Essential palatal tremor; Nosology; Symptomatic palatal tremor

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; DIAZEPAM; FLUNARIZINE; LAMOTRIGINE; PLACEBO; VALPROIC ACID;

AUDITORY CANAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DIVING; DYSTONIA; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; INFLAMMATION; MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOUTH MUCOSA; MYOCLONUS; NOSE MUCOSA; PALATE DISEASE; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOGENESIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIC; TREMOR; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 33645073401     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awh684     Document Type: Review

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