Prevalence and correlates of rest tremor in essential tremor: Cross-sectional survey of 831 patients across four distinct cohorts

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 927-932

  Louis, E D ^a,b,c   Hernandez, N ^a   Michalec, M ^a  

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

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

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical; Epidemiology; Essential tremor; Examination; Rest tremor

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HAND TREMOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; RESTING TREMOR; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDING; ADULT; COMORBIDITY; MIDDLE AGED; TREMOR; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PREVALENCE; TREMOR;

EID: 84928360306     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ene.12683     Document Type: Article

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