Executive dysfunction and neuropsychiatric symptoms predict lower health status in essential tremor

Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-33

  Woods, Steven Paul ^a   Scott, J Cobb ^b   Fields, Julie A ^c   Poquette, Amelia ^a   Tröster, Alexander I ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Executive function; Health status; Neuropsychologic assessment; Quality of life; Tremor

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ANXIETY; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; DEPRESSION; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 40449088323     PISSN: 15433633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNN.0b013e3181684414     Document Type: Article

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