Predicting age of onset in familial essential tremor: How much does age of onset run in families?

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 269-273

  Louis, Elan D ^a,b,c,d   Hernandez, Nora ^a   Rabinowitz, Daniel ^e   Ottman, Ruth ^a,b,d,f   Clark, Lorraine N ^c,g  

^a Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons   (United States)

^b Department of Neurology ^*  (United States)

^c New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^d Department of Medicine   (United States)

^e Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^f NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Age of onset; Clinical characteristics; Essential tremor; Familial; Genetics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ONSET AGE; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SECOND DEGREE RELATIVE; TELECONSULTATION; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FIRST DEGREE RELATIVE; HEREDITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; THIRD DEGREE RELATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84873039452     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: 14230208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000345253     Document Type: Article

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