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Knowledge about the genetics of essential tremor in patients and their relatives
Author(s) -
Prakash K. M.,
Lum S. Y.,
FookChoong S.,
Tan E. K.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
european journal of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.881
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1468-1331
pISSN - 1351-5101
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01517.x
Subject(s) - essential tremor , medicine , disease , genetic counseling , psychiatry , family medicine , genetics , biology
In a face‐to‐face questionnaire‐based survey involving a total of 111 essential tremor (ET) patients and their relatives, we demonstrated a general lack of genetic insight amongst our study subjects. There was no significant correlation between genetic knowledge of ET and age, level of education, disease duration or severity. A proactive effort is needed to encourage physicians managing ET patients to incorporate genetic information and education into their practice.