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Essential tremor: clinical characteristics.

J Jankovic1

  • 1Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.

Neurology
|June 15, 2000
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Essential tremor (ET) is a common neurological disorder, yet many affected individuals do not seek medical care. Diagnostic criteria for ET need refinement to improve diagnosis and understand its prevalence.

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Movement Disorders

Background:

  • Essential tremor (ET) is the most prevalent movement disorder.
  • ET is a genetically transmitted neurological condition.
  • A small fraction of individuals with ET seek medical attention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the diagnostic challenges in Essential Tremor.
  • To discuss the impediments to accurate diagnosis and prevalence data.
  • To clarify diagnostic criteria for ET.

Main Methods:

  • Review of clinical characteristics of ET.
  • Analysis of factors influencing ET diagnosis.
  • Discussion of differential diagnosis, including co-occurrence with Parkinson's disease.

Main Results:

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  • Lack of consensus on diagnostic criteria hinders accurate diagnosis and prevalence estimation.
  • While family history, alcohol sensitivity, and propranolol response are typical, they are not essential for ET diagnosis.
  • ET can lead to significant physical and psychosocial disabilities.

Conclusions:

  • Refining diagnostic criteria for Essential Tremor is crucial.
  • Improved diagnostic standards will aid in understanding ET prevalence and impact.
  • Distinguishing ET from other neurological disorders, like Parkinson's disease, remains a challenge.