Essential tremor is a neurodegenerative disease

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 119, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1383-1387

  Bonuccelli, Ubaldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Controversy; Essential tremor; Neurodegenerative disorder

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION;

CEREBELLUM; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; HUMANS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; NEUROIMAGING;

EID: 84869493773     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-012-0878-8     Document Type: Article

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