Cognitive and motor functional activity in non-demented community-dwelling essential tremor cases

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 997-1001

  Louis, Elan D ^a,b,c   Benito León, Julián ^d,e   Vega Quiroga, Saturio ^f   Bermejo Pareja, Félix ^d,e   Morales, J M ^g   Gabriel, R ^g   Portera Sanchez A ^g   Berbel, A ^g   Martinez Salio A ^g   Diaz Guzman J ^g   Olazaran J ^g   Pardo, J ^g   Porta Etessam, J ^g   Perez Del Molino F ^g   Rivera Navarro, J ^g   Alonso, M ^g   Gomez C ^g   Saiz, C ^g   Fernandez G ^g   Rodriguez P ^g   Sanchez Sanchez F ^g   Trincado, R ^g   more..

^a Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain and the Gertrude H Sergievsky Center   (United States)

^b University Hospital '12 de Octubre' ^*  (United States)

^c Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red Sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas ^*  (United States)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^e CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED SOBRE ENFERMEDADES NEURODEGENERATIVAS CIBERNED   (Spain)

^f Arevalo Health Center   (Spain)

^g NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL TEST; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAIN; COGNITIVE DEFECT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STATISTICS;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 77956637576     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2009.202838     Document Type: Article

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