Distinguishing psychogenic and essential tremor

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 263, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 94-99

  Kenney, Christopher ^a   Diamond, Alan ^a   Mejia, Nicte ^a   Davidson, Anthony ^a   Hunter, Christine ^a   Jankovic, Joseph ^a  

^a Parkinson's Disease Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Distractibility; Entrainment; Essential tremor; Phenomenology; Psychogenic movement disorders; Psychogenic tremor; Suggestibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRACTIBILITY; EMPLOYMENT; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOGENIC TREMOR; REMISSION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREMOR;

ADULT; AGED; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 35648959812     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2007.06.008     Document Type: Article

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