Open AccessThe Progression of Essential Tremors: Illustrative Videos
Author(s) -
Margaret McGurn,
Nikki Delgado,
Nora Hernández,
Elan D. Louis
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
tremor and other hyperkinetic movements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2160-8288
DOI - 10.5334/tohm.608
Subject(s) - natural history , physical medicine and rehabilitation , essential tremor , progressive disease , disease , medicine , primary care , psychology , physical therapy , pediatrics , family medicine
Background: Essential tremor (ET) is a progressive neurological disease whose natural history is one of progressive increase in tremor severity over time; surprisingly though, there are no published videotape diaries that visually and tangibly portray this progression over time. Phenomenology: Progressive, stepwise increase in limb tremor severity over a ten-to-fifteen-year period in three patients with ET. Educational value: We hope that this brief visual diary will serve as a useful teaching tool for students, primary care physicians, and neurologists to “see with their own eyes” the extent of change that can occur in the ETs.