The various forms of tremor are now classified in two axes: clinical characteristics (axis 1)
and etiology (axis 2). Electrophysiology is an extension of the clinical exam …

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has advanced treatment options for a variety of neurologic and
neuropsychiatric conditions. As the technology for DBS continues to progress, treatment …

ABSTRACT The Movement Disorder Society established a task force to review rating scales
for the assessment of tremor. Screening instruments used in identifying patients with tremor …

Stroke is the leading cause of long‐term disability for adults in industrialized societies.
Rehabilitation's efforts are tended to avoid long‐term impairments, but, actually, the …

Background Isolated tremor in the elderly is commonly diagnosed as essential tremor (ET).
The prevalence of tremor increases steeply with increasing age, whereas hereditary tremor …

Introduction: In a population-based study of 1,912 community-dwelling persons of 45 years
and older, we investigated the relation between age and fine motor skills using the …

Introduction Pre-clinical markers of Parkinson's Disease (PD) are needed, and to be relevant
in pre-clinical disease, they should be quantifiably abnormal in early disease as well …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurological disorder in the world.
Nowadays, it is estimated that it affects from 2% to 3% of the global population over 65 years …

Background Portable motion transducers, suitable for measuring tremor, are now available
at a reasonable cost. The use of these transducers requires knowledge of their limitations …

Commonly used methods to assess the severity of essential tremor (ET) are based on
clinical observation and lack objectivity. This study proposes the use of wearable …