Open AccessFamilial Aggregation of Cranial Tremor in Familial Essential Tremor
Author(s) -
Elan D. Louis,
Nora Hernández,
Lorraine N. Clark,
Ruth Ottman
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
neuroepidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.217
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1423-0208
pISSN - 0251-5350
DOI - 10.1159/000348553
Subject(s) - proband , medicine , essential tremor , odds ratio , logistic regression , pediatrics , physical medicine and rehabilitation , genetics , biology , mutation , gene
Essential tremor (ET) is often familial and phenotypic features may be shared within families. Cranial (neck, voice, and jaw) tremor is an important feature of ET. We examined whether cranial tremor aggregates in ET families, after controlling for other factors (age, tremor severity, and duration).
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