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Orthostatic tremor: essential and symptomatic cases
Author(s) -
Gabellin A.S.,
Martinelli P.,
Gulli M. R.,
Ambrosetto G.,
Ciucci G.,
Lugaresi E.
Publication year - 1990
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.1600-0404.1990.tb00944.x
Subject(s) - medicine , trunk , essential tremor , orthostatic vital signs , hydrocephalus , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , ecology , blood pressure , biology
We studied clinically and electrophysiologically 8 patients affected by ortho‐static tremor (OT), which is an unusual movement disorder consisting of shaking movements of the legs and trunk in the standing position. We failed to find any cause in 6 of the 8 cases. In 2 patients OT was clearly secondary to neurologic disease: hydrocephalus due to non‐tumoral acqueduct stenosis and chronic relapsing polyradiculoneuropathy. The findings obtained suggest a relationship between OT and essential tremor (ET).