ReviewJournal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry2020
Systematic clinical approach for diagnosing upper limb tremor.
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- Influence of wearable rhythmic auditory stimulation on Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, and stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Essential Tremor Suppression with a Novel Anti-Tremor Orthosis: A Randomized Crossover Trial.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2025Trial
- Defining the Clinical Phenotypic Ground Truth: Expert Interrater Agreement in Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2026Article
- Perioperative quantification of MDS-UPDRS-III tremor measurements in patients with Parkinson's disease using accelerometry.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2026Article
- Upper Limb Tremors Classification for Parkinson's Disease Using W-Band (76-81 GHz) Doppler Millimeter-Wave Sensing and Deep-Learning-Based Classifier.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Hand-Specific Engagement of Cerebello-Thalamo-Cortical and Higher-Order Sensorimotor Networks in Essential Tremor: Converging Evidence From GLM and MVPA-Based fMRI Analysis.European journal of neurology · 2026Article
- Onset of Parkinson's Disease Identified Through Hyperhidrosis: A Middle-Aged Woman Case Report.Reports (MDPI) · 2026Article
- Modern Phenomenology of Tremor: How Novel Technology Can Assist in the Diagnosis of Tremor.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2025Article
- Tremors associated with peripheral nerve entrapments of the upper limb.Journal of hand and microsurgery · 2025Article
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- Tremor: Clinical Frameworks, Network Dysfunction and Therapeutics.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Neuronally Derived Extracellular Vesicles' Oligomeric and p129-α-Synuclein Levels for Differentiation of Parkinson's Disease from Essential Tremor.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Changes in glucose metabolism in essential tremor: within and beyond the cerebello-thalamo-cortical circuit.Brain communications · 2025Article
- RT-ring: a small wearable device for tremulous Parkinson's disease diagnosis in primary care.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Tremor after solid organ transplantation: Results from the TransplantLines Biobank and Cohort Study.European journal of neurology · 2024Article
- Therapeutic ancillary examinations in clinical neurology.Journal of neurology · 2024Article
- Tips and tricks in tremor treatment.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2024Review
- Bedside clinical assessment of patients with common upper limb tremor and algorithmic approach.Asian biomedicine : research, reviews and news · 2024Review
- Combined cortical thickness and blink reflex recovery cycle to differentiate essential tremor with and without resting tremor.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Multimodal imaging and electrophysiological study in the differential diagnosis of rest tremor.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Tremor is the most common movement disorder worldwide, but diagnosis is challenging. In 2018, the task force on tremor of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society published a consensus statement that proposes a tremor classification along two independent axes: a clinical tremor syndrome and its underlying aetiology. In line with this statement, we here propose a stepwise diagnostic approach that leads to the correct clinical and aetiological classification of upper limb tremor. We also describe the typical clinical signs of each clinical tremor syndrome. A key feature of our algorithm is the distinction between isolated and combined tremor syndromes, in which tremor is accompanied by bradykinesia, cerebellar signs, dystonia, peripheral neuropathy or brainstem signs. This distinction subsequently informs the selection of appropriate diagnostic tests, such as neurophysiology, laboratory testing, structural and dopaminergic imaging and genetic testing. We highlight treatable metabolic causes of tremor, as well as drugs and toxins that can provoke tremor. The stepwise approach facilitates appropriate diagnostic testing and avoids unnecessary investigations. We expect that the approach offered in this article will reduce diagnostic uncertainty and increase the diagnostic yield in patients with tremor.
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