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Alcohol in essential tremor and other movement disorders
Author(s) -
Mostile Giovanni,
Jankovic, Joseph
Publication year - 2010
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.23240
Subject(s) - essential tremor , movement disorders , addiction , action (physics) , psychiatry , alcohol use disorder , alcohol consumption , psychology , alcohol , neurological disorder , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , neuroscience , central nervous system disease , disease , biochemistry , chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics
Many patients with essential tremor (ET) report transient improvement of symptoms after drinking alcohol. However, the brief duration of action, subsequent rebound, and the risk of developing alcohol addiction make the use of alcohol as a treatment for ET inappropriate. Whether excessive alcohol consumption is a risk for or a consequence of ET has been a subject of some controversy. In this review, we critically examine the mechanism of action of alcohol and its role in ET and other movement disorders. © 2010 Movement Disorder Society