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Tremor—some controversial aspects
Author(s) -
Quinn Niall P.,
Schneider Susanne A.,
Schwingenschuh Petra,
Bhatia Kailash P.
Publication year - 2011
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.23289
Subject(s) - essential tremor , parkinsonism , dystonia , neuroscience , disease , medicine , pathological , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychology , pathology
The commonest cause of pathological tremor is essential tremor (ET). However, it has proved difficult to identify genetic mutations causing ET, particularly because other causes of tremor continue to be misdiagnosed as ET. Whether subjects with dystonia or Parkinson's disease (PD) carry an increased genetic risk of developing ET, or vice versa, is controversial. In addition, the notion of a separate disorder of benign tremulous parkinsonism (BTP) has been debated. This article gives a selective viewpoint on some areas of uncertainty and controversy in tremor. © 2010 Movement Disorder Society