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Milestones in tremor research
Author(s) -
Elble Rodger,
Deuschl Günther
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.23579
Subject(s) - essential tremor , movement disorders , deep brain stimulation , physical medicine and rehabilitation , resting tremor , semiology , psychology , neuroimaging , neuroscience , neurological disorder , medicine , parkinson's disease , central nervous system disease , epilepsy , disease , pathology , dopaminergic , dopamine
Tremor is one of the most frequent movement disorders and covers a wide spectrum of entities summarized in the 1998 consensus statement of the Movement Disorder Society. Essential tremor and Parkinson tremor are most common and are also the most thoroughly studied. Major progress has occurred in the clinical semiology, neuroimaging, epidemiology, and pathophysiology of tremors. Pathology and genetic research are rapidly growing fields of study. Recently described tremor entities include orthostatic tremor, dystonic tremor, cortical tremor, and thalamic tremor. Treatment research methodology has improved substantially, but few double‐blind controlled trials have been published. Deep brain stimulation is the most effective treatment for most tremors but is reserved for advanced cases. © 2011 Movement Disorder Society