Temporal discrimination is altered in patients with isolated asymmetric and jerky upper limb tremor [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Unilateral or very asymmetric upper limb tremors with a jerky appearance are poorly investigated. Their clinical classification is an unsolved problem because their classification as essential tremor versus dystonic tremor is uncertain.
Gövert, F +11 more
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Should Paratonia Be Considered a Movement Disorder? Implications for Clinical Management
Abstract Paratonia is an involuntary and variable resistance to passive movement that emerges with cognitive decline in dementias of different etiologies, with prevalence approaching 90% to 100% in end‐stage disease. It is common in Parkinson disease and the atypical parkinsonisms.
Galit Kleiner +2 more
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Analysis of hand and head tremor in patients with essential and dystonic tremor [PDF]
Hlavním cílem této bakalářské práce bylo navržení protokolu měření esenciálního a dystonického třesu za využití akcelerometrů od firmy Xsens. Měření se zúčastnilo celkem 48 probandů. Pacientů s esenciálním třesem bylo zahrnuto 25 a pacientů s dystonickým
Aneta Pavlíková
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Holmes’ Tremor with Shoulder Pain Treated by Deep Brain Stimulation of Unilateral Ventral Intermediate Thalamic Nucleus and Globus Pallidus Internus [PDF]
A 21-year-old male was admitted with severe right arm and hand tremors after a thalamic hemorrhage caused by a traffic accident. He was also suffering from agonizing pain in his right shoulder that manifested after the tremor.
Sabri Aydın +4 more
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Genetic Etiologies of Dystonia with Anarthria/Aphonia
Abstract Background Dystonia with anarthria and/or aphonia (DAnAp) represents a distinctive phenotype manifesting across lifespan. Frequently associated with genetic disorders, early recognition is critical for diagnosis and management. Objectives To provide practical recommendations for the clinical evaluation of patients with DAnAp, enhancing ...
Anika Ménétrey +7 more
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A Tremor with an Abnormal Posture
Dystonic tremors are a commonly misdiagnosed group of primary tremor disorders, typically mistaken for Parkinson’s disease or essential tremor. Like most movement disorders, this is a clinical diagnosis, so the overlap in some features between all of ...
Robertus M. A. de Bie +1 more
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“Spooning”: A Subtle Sign of Limb Dystonia
Background: The diagnosis of dystonia can be clinically challenging due to its heterogeneous presentation; essential tremor (ET) is a more common neurological disorder, but may be mimicked by other movement disorders, including dystonia, leading to ...
Christine Y. Kim, Elan D. Louis
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Differentiating Essential and Dystonic Head Tremor: Exploring Arm Position Effects [PDF]
Background: Head tremor poses diagnostic problems, especially when present as an isolated or predominant symptom. Objectives: To assess how maneuvers activating upper limb postural tremor can help differentiate head tremor in essential tremor (ET) from ...
Ružička E. +6 more
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Rest tremor revisited: Parkinson’s disease and other disorders
Tremor is the most common movement disorder characterized by a rhythmical, involuntary oscillatory movement of a body part. Since distinct diseases can cause similar tremor manifestations and vice-versa, it is challenging to make an accurate diagnosis ...
Wei Chen +3 more
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A Gap Analysis of Deep Brain Stimulation for Childhood‐Onset Movement Disorders
Abstract Background Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an established and increasingly utilized therapy for childhood‐onset movement disorders. However, pediatric DBS poses unique challenges that are not adequately addressed by adult‐derived paradigms. Objective To identify key gaps in the current use of DBS in childhood‐onset movement disorders and to ...
Daniela Munoz‐Chesta +6 more
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