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Update on AAN Guidelines for Treatment of Essential Tremor Free
- January 3, 2012
- Adrian Handforth, MD
- Neurology
No new positive recommendations emerge.- Reviewing:
- Zesiewicz TA et al., Neurology 2011 Nov 8; 77:1752.
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Essential Tremor Is Not Entirely Benign
- September 9, 2008
- Robert R. Young, MD
- Neurology
New findings overturn a long-held belief.- Reviewing:
- Louis ED et al., Neurology 2007 Nov 20; 69:1982.
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Is Mortality Increased with Essential Tremor?
- March 11, 2008
- Nikolaus R. McFarland, MD, PhD, and Michael A. Schwarzschild, MD, PhD
- Neurology
A new study suggests so, but the findings are preliminary.- Reviewing:
- Louis ED et al., Neurology 2007 Nov 20; 69:1982.
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Essential Tremor: Asymmetry Associated with More-Rapid Progression
- February 20, 2007
- Robert R. Young, MD
- Neurology
The association may be of some prognostic use when considering treatment options.- Reviewing:
- Putzke JD et al., J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2006 Nov; 77:1235-7.
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Cognitive Abnormalities in Essential Tremor
- April 6, 2006
- Mark Hallett, MD
- Neurology
These researchers identified statistically significant, but mild, cognitive deficits in older people with essential tremor.- Reviewing:
- Benito-León J et al. for the Neurological Disorders in Central Spain (NEDICES) Study Group., Neurology 2006 Jan 10; 66:69-74.
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Correction: Update on AAN Guidelines for Treatment of Essential Tremor Free
- January 17, 2012
- The Editors
- Neurology
A correction to a clinical practice guideline watch published January 3, 2012 -
A Promising New DBS Target for Tremor
- September 16, 2008
- Ludy Shih, MD
- Neurology
Stimulation of the zona incerta was effective for several types of tremor.- Reviewing:
- Plaha P et al., J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2008 May; 79:504.
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A Potential New Treatment for Essential Tremor
- September 23, 2004
- Robert R. Young, MD
- Neurology
Octanol has advantages over ethanol as a treatment, but long-term study is needed.- Reviewing:
- Shill HA et al., Neurology 2004 Jun 22; 62:2320-2.
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Do Patients with Essential Tremor Have Personality Abnormalities?
- September 23, 2004
- Christopher Hawkes
- Neurology
Recent investigations have suggested that patients with essential tremor (ET) may have cognitive defects, but personality change has not been examined. These authors tested 55 . . .- Reviewing:
- Chatterjee A et al., J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2004 Jul; 75:958-961.
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Long-Term Benefits Shown for Thalamic Stimulation in Essential Tremor
- January 16, 2004
- William Koller, MD, PhD
- Neurology
For patients with essential tremor (ET) who have significant disability and in whom drug treatments no longer work, deep brain stimulation of the thalamus has . . .- Reviewing:
- Sydow O et al., J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2003 Oct; 74:1387-91.
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Is Olfactory Dysfunction Associated with Essential Tremor?
- February 20, 2003
- Christopher Hawkes, MD
- Neurology
Olfactory disorder is a well-established finding in classic Parkinson disease (PD) and in some allied syndromes, but little is known about smell function in essential . . .- Reviewing:
- Louis ED et al., Neurology 2002 Nov 26; 59:1631-3.
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Degree of Risk for Essential Tremor in Relatives of Patients: A Report from WHIGET
- July 26, 2001
- GM Plotkin
- Neurology
Essential tremor (ET), which is considered an autosomal dominant disorder, has an undetermined relative risk (RR), in part because of underreporting by probands and failure . . .- Reviewing:
- Louis ED et al., Ann Neurol 2001 Jun; 49:
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What Is the Role of the Sensorimotor Cortex in Essential Tremor?
- April 25, 2001
- GM Plotkin
- Neurology
Essential tremor (ET) is the most common movement disorder, yet its underlying mechanism remains elusive. A central oscillatory neuronal network is assumed to be the . . .- Reviewing:
- Hellwig B et al., Lancet 2001 Feb 17; 357:
519 523 .
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Evidence for Multiple Oscillators in Essential Tremor and Tremors of PD
- April 1, 2000
- G Plotkin
- Neurology
Enhanced physiologic tremor has been identified as a spinal segmental reflex oscillator, with frequency dependent on the mass and stiffness of the affected limb (see, . . .- Reviewing:
- Raethjen J et al., Mov Disord 2000 Jan; 15:
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Tests and Treatment for Essential Tremor
- September 1, 1999
- GM Plotkin
- Neurology
Essential tremor (ET) is the most common and frustrating movement disorder because of variability in diagnosis and a limited pharmacologic armamentarium. These studies look at . . .- Reviewing:
- Louis ED et al., Mov Disord 1999 May; 14:
462 467 . Ceravolo R et al., Mov Disord 1999 May; 14:468 472 .
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Effectiveness of Gabapentin in Essential Tremor
- August 1, 1999
- P Hogarth and RG Holloway
- Neurology
Essential tremor (ET), the most common movement disorder, can lead to functional disability and embarrassment. Pharmacologic treatment with beta-adrenergic antagonists (e.g., propranolol) or primidone is . . .- Reviewing:
- Gironell A et al., Arch Neurol 1999 Apr; 56:
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Thalamic Stimulation Beneficial in Parkinsonian and Essential Tremor
- May 1, 1999
- CM Tanner
- Neurology
Deep brain stimulation is a new surgical treatment for tremor. A stimulating electrode, placed in the ventrointermediate thalamic nucleus, is controlled by an external (subcutaneous) . . .- Reviewing:
- Limousin P et al., J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1999 Mar; 66:
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Complications May Crop Up with Thalamic Stimulation for Tremor
- February 13, 2004
- Michael S. Okun, MD
- Neurology
Thalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment for medication-refractory essential tremor and parkinsonian tremor. However, most centers do not implant the thalamus for . . .- Reviewing:
- Kumar R et al., Neurology 2003 Dec 9; 61:1601-4.
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Bilateral Deep-Brain Stimulation for Tremor
- May 10, 2001
- E Miyawaki
- Neurology
Deep-brain stimulation (DBS) of the ventral intermediate (Vim) nucleus of thalamus improves contralateral tremor in essential tremor (ET) and Parkinson's disease (PD). Compared with ablative . . .- Reviewing:
- Ondo W et al., Arch Neurol 2001 Feb; 58:
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Should Primary Care Doctors Refer All Parkinson Disease Cases to Neurologists?
- October 4, 2011
- Michael S. Okun, MD, and Allan S. Brett, MD
- Neurology
A provocative retrospective analysis suggests that they should.
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