#Tremulous movemnt plus#

Results: Mean disease duration was 11 years (range, 8-25 years) at last follow-up. Main Outcome Measures: Age at onset of disease, response to levodopa therapy, tremor characteristics, and family history. Patients: Of 116 patients identified, 16 (10 male and 6 female) had at least an 8-year history of this disease, had been examined by a senior movement disorders specialist, and had ultimately been diagnosed as having benign tremulous parkinsonism after an initial diagnosis of Parkinson disease (PD). Design: Computer search of medical records database. Objective: To report the clinical features and longitudinal course of patients with benign tremulous parkinsonism encountered in our movement disorders practice. N2 - Background: Benign tremulous parkinsonism has never been precisely defined nor has the long-term course been studied. In this series, most patients had immediate family members with a diagnosis of tremor or PD.',Ĭopyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved. The tremor is often not very responsive to levodopa therapy.

#Tremulous movemnt plus#

Conclusions: Benign tremulous parkinsonism may be a distinct clinical entity characterized by tremor predominance plus minimal progression of other aspects of parkinsonism. Three patients required thalamic deep brain surgery to treat their tremor. A family history of PD and/or tremor was reported in 10 (63%) of our patients. A moderate to marked postural tremor was noted in 13 of the 16 patients, including 6 with a kinetic tremor. Mean age at onset, 58.5 years, was younger than in most PD series, and most patients had a poor levodopa response (although levodopa trials were inadequate in some). In this series, most patients had immediate family members with a diagnosis of tremor or PD.Ībstract = 'Background: Benign tremulous parkinsonism has never been precisely defined nor has the long-term course been studied. Background: Benign tremulous parkinsonism has never been precisely defined nor has the long-term course been studied.