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Essential tremor and buccolinguofacial dyskinesias
Author(s) -
Martinelli P.,
Gabellini A. S.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1982.tb04536.x
Subject(s) - dyskinesia , spasmodic torticollis , dystonia , movement disorders , physical medicine and rehabilitation , essential tremor , medicine , torticollis , psychology , neuroscience , parkinson's disease , surgery , disease
Essential tremor (ET) has been described in association with major dyskinesias, such as dystonia musculorum deformans, torticollis, and dystonic writer's cramp. In a series of 104 patients affected by ET, the incidence of buccolinguofacial dyskinesias (BLFD) has been investigated, including a comparison with another dyskinesia involving the facial muscles ‐ mimic muscle tremor. The association of ET and BLFD may be casual; however, on the other hand, it might suggest the existence of a subgroup of patients suffering from a non‐specific sign of motor control impairment, such as ET, in which other non‐specific disorders of voluntary movement, such as BLFD, can gradually develop, particularly late in life.