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Determinants of tremor rate

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Movement Disorders: Tremor

Abstract

Tremor is an inevitable side-effect of any muscle activity. The physiological tremor accompanying any movement or isometric muscle contraction is not usually perceived. Only after augmentation by fatigue, emotion or shivering does it become apparent and it may even be present at rest. Strong tremors represent a typical feature of certain lesions of the extrapyramidal system.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Regional Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Oldchurch Hospital, Romford, UK

    Leslie J. Findley (Consultant Neurologist, Visiting Consultant Neurologist, Research Neurologist) & Rudy Capildeo (Consultant Neurologist) (Consultant Neurologist, Visiting Consultant Neurologist, Research Neurologist) &  (Consultant Neurologist)

  2. Harold Wood Hospital, Romford, Essex, UK

    Leslie J. Findley (Consultant Neurologist, Visiting Consultant Neurologist, Research Neurologist) (Consultant Neurologist, Visiting Consultant Neurologist, Research Neurologist)

  3. Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital, Woolwich, London, UK

    Leslie J. Findley (Consultant Neurologist, Visiting Consultant Neurologist, Research Neurologist) (Consultant Neurologist, Visiting Consultant Neurologist, Research Neurologist)

  4. MRC Neuro-Otology Unit, Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital, Queen Square, London, UK

    Leslie J. Findley (Consultant Neurologist, Visiting Consultant Neurologist, Research Neurologist) (Consultant Neurologist, Visiting Consultant Neurologist, Research Neurologist)

  5. Basildon and Orsett Hospitals, Essex, UK

    Rudy Capildeo (Consultant Neurologist) (Consultant Neurologist)

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© 1984 H.-J. Freund, H. Hefter, V. Hömberg and K. Reiners

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Freund, HJ., Hefter, H., Hömberg, V., Reiners, K. (1984). Determinants of tremor rate. In: Findley, L.J., Capildeo, R. (eds) Movement Disorders: Tremor. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06757-2_12

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