Mild Tremor in Relatives of Patients With Essential Tremor
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Mild tremor in relatives of patients with essential tremor: what does this tell us about the penetrance of the disease?
BACKGROUND Mild tremor may occur in relatives of patients with essential tremor (ET). However, this phenomenon has not been studied quantitatively or with a comparison group. Such a study may provide information on the penetrance of ET. OBJECTIVE To obtain data on the magnitude of tremor in case and control relatives who did not meet diagnostic criteria for ET. METHODS Cases with ET and con...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Neurology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0003-9942
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.58.10.1584