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Prevalence of tremor in multiple sclerosis and associated disability in the Olmsted County population
Author(s) -
Pittock Sean J.,
McClelland Robyn L.,
Mayr William T.,
Rodriguez Moses,
Matsumoto Joseph Y.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.20227
Subject(s) - multiple sclerosis , essential tremor , medicine , cohort , movement disorders , population , rating scale , physical medicine and rehabilitation , rochester epidemiology project , neurological disorder , physical therapy , psychiatry , central nervous system disease , psychology , population based study , disease , environmental health , developmental psychology
We applied a clinical tremor rating scale and measures of disability to 200 of 201 multiple sclerosis patients from a prevalence cohort in Olmsted County, Minnesota. In a community‐based sample, tremor was found clinically in 51 (25%) patients, although only 6 (3%) patients had severe tremor. Within the population as a whole, tremor was strongly associated with impairment disability and handicap. © 2004 Movement Disorder Society