Research advances in clinical scales for essential tremor

VernacularTitle:原发性震颤评定量表的研究进展
Author: Jinxia YANG ¹ ; Beisha TANG ; Qiying SUN
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1. 中南大学湘雅医院老年病学神经内科，长沙　410008
Keywords: Tremor; Scale
From: Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2021;40(11):1458-1462
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Essential tremor(ET)is one of the most common movement disorders, with a prevalence of 4.6% in people over 65 years old.Action tremor of both upper limbs at 4-12 Hz action tremor in both upper limbs is the main clinical feature of ET patients.ET was previously considered to be a benign isolated symptomatic disease, but in recent years, researches have found that ET is a family of diseases with high clinical and genetic heterogeneities.In addition to tremor, it can also be accompanied by soft neurological signs and various non-motor symptoms, leading to different degrees of function impairment in patients.Early comprehensive evaluation and long-term follow-up of patients with ET are essential.The standardized scale is the most important tool for ET assessment.This article reviews various tremor assessment scales.