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Central Tremors

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The most common types of central tremor are essential tremor (ET) and parkinsonian tremor (PT), which may produce substantial physical and psychological disabilities. The separation between these pathological and physiological tremors in normal subjects may be difficult and could be a challenge. This article summarizes the progress in the field of central tremors and describes the pathophysiology, characteristic clinical findings, diagnostic procedures, and therapeutic opportunities for the various types of tremor.

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Abbreviations

DATScan:

Dopamine Transporter Imaging

EMG:

surface electomyography

ET:

Essential Tremor

HMSN:

Hereditary Motor-Sensory Neuropathy

MS:

Multiple Sclerosis

PD:

Parkinson's disease

PET:

Positron emission tomography with 18F-dopa

PT:

Parkinsonian Tremor

SPECT:

Single Photon Emission Computerised Tomography

VIM:

Ventralis intermedius nucleus of thalamus

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  1. Center for Neurochemistry, Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, 140 Old Orangeburg Road, New York, 10962, Orangeburg, USA

    Abel Lajtha (Director) (Director)

  2. Technion‐Rappaport Family Faculty of Medicine, Efron St., POBox 9697, 31096, Haifa, Israel

    Moussa B. H. Youdim (Professor of Pharmacology Professor of Life Sciences Director of Eve Topf and NPF Centers of Excellence for Neurodegenerative Diseases Research) (Professor of Pharmacology Professor of Life Sciences Director of Eve Topf and NPF Centers of Excellence for Neurodegenerative Diseases Research)

  3. Clinic and Policlinic of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Dept. Clinical Neurochemistry, University of Würzburg, Füchsleinstr. 15, 97080, Würzburg, Germany

    Peter Riederer

  4. Eve Topf Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases Research and Dept. of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine Technion, Efron St., P.O.B. 9697, 31096, Haifa, Israel

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  5. Department of Neurosciences, University of Padova Medical School, Via Giustiniani 5, 35128, Padova, Italy

    Leontino Battistin

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Glöckler, T., Reichmann, H. (2007). Central Tremors. In: Lajtha, A., Youdim, M.B.H., Riederer, P., Mandel, S.A., Battistin, L. (eds) Handbook of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-30377-2_9

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