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Reclassification of patients with tremor syndrome and comparisons of essential tremor and essential tremor-plus patients.
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Journal of Neurology . Jul2022, Vol. 269 Issue 7, p3653-3662. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Background: The new essential tremor (ET)-plus nomenclature was proposed by the 2018 Tremor Consensus Criteria. However, few studies have adopted this usage and the clinical differences between ET and ET-plus remains unclear. To address this issue, we reclassified and compared the characteristics of ET and ET-plus patients in a large Chinese tremor cohort. Methods: In this cross-sectional observational study, 766 patients originally diagnosed with ET underwent neurological examination. Scale ratings were used to evaluate motor and non-motor symptoms, and quality of life (QoL). We then reclassified the ET cohort and compared demographic and clinical characteristics between ET and ET-plus patients. A logistic regression analysis was used to explore whether the presence of neurological soft signs in ET-plus was associated with tremor severity or QoL. Results: Among 665 clinically confirmed ET syndrome patients, 274 were ET and 391 were ET-plus. The most prevalent neurological soft sign was resting tremor. ET-plus patients were older, had older age at onset and longer disease duration. ET-plus patients recorded higher scores in tremor severity evaluations and lower in cognitive evaluations, whereas a higher proportion of patients presented with depression or anxiety symptoms. Resting tremor and questionable cerebellar signs were associated with tremor severity. Cognitive impairment was associated with worse QoL. Conclusions: ET-plus patients were older, had longer disease durations, worse tremor manifestations, and more distinct non-motor symptoms. Certain additional soft signs of ET-plus were associated with tremor severity or worse QoL. ET-plus patients may include advanced ET patients with additional neurological soft signs presenting along with disease progression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03405354
- Volume :
- 269
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Neurology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 157584907
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-022-10985-4