Tremor in the elderly;Le tremblement chez les personnes âgées

Psychologie et NeuroPsychiatrie du Vieillissement

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 199-208

  Jedynak, Charles Pierre ^a   Diarra, Evelyne ^b   Verny, Marc ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CHU de Cocody   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Dystonia; Elderly; Essential tremor; Iatrogenic tremor; Metabolic tremor; Orthostatic tremor; Parkinson disease; Pharmacology

Indexed keywords

CONFUSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TREMOR;

AGED; DYSTONIA; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE;

EID: 52749098671     PISSN: 17601703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/pnv.2008.0139     Document Type: Review

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