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. 1993 Aug;56(8):868-73.
doi: 10.1136/jnnp.56.8.868.

Assessing tremor severity

P G Bain  1 , L J Findley, P Atchison, M Behari, M Vidailhet, M Gresty, J C Rothwell, P D Thompson, C D Marsden
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Assessing tremor severity

P G Bain et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1993 Aug.

Abstract

A clinical rating scale which measured the severity of tremor in 20 patients (12 with essential tremor and 8 with "dystonic" tremor) was assessed at specific anatomical sites for both inter and intra-rater reliability using four raters. The scores obtained with the scale were compared with the results of upper limb accelerometry, an activity of daily living self-questionnaire and estimates of the tremor induced impairment in writing and drawing specimens. The results show that, for the purposes of routine assessment and therapeutic trials, a clinical rating scale can produce reliable results which are a more valid index of tremor induced disability than standard postural accelerometry.

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  • Assessing tremor severity with long-term tremor recordings.
    Boose A, Spieker S, Jentgens C, Klockgether T, Scholz E, Dichgans J. Boose A, et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1994 Mar;57(3):397. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.57.3.397. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1994. PMID: 8204183 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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