Open AccessBlood Harmane (1-Methyl-9H-Pyrido[3,4-b]indole) and Mercury in Essential Tremor: A Population-Based, Environmental Epidemiology Study in the Faroe Islands
Author(s) -
Elan D. Louis,
Eina H. Eliasen,
Monica Ferrer,
Daniella Iglesias Hernandez,
Shahin Gaïni,
Wendy Jiang,
Wei Zheng,
Flemming Nielsen,
Maria Skaalum Petersen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
neuroepidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.217
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1423-0208
pISSN - 0251-5350
DOI - 10.1159/000505874
Subject(s) - medicine , population , essential tremor , epidemiology , environmental health , physical medicine and rehabilitation
Essential tremor (ET) is among the most prevalent neurological diseases. Its environmental determinants are poorly understood. Harmane (1-methyl-9H-pyrido[3, 4-b]indole), a dietary tremor-producing neurotoxin, has been linked to ET in a few studies in New York and Madrid. Mercury, also a tremor-producing neurotoxin, has not been studied in ET. The Faroe Islands have been the focus of epidemiological investigations of numerous neurological disorders.