SynthesisTremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.)2021
How Common is Essential Tremor? Update on the Worldwide Prevalence of Essential Tremor.
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146 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Essential Tremor: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Effectiveness and Safety.Current pain and headache reports · 2026Pooled it
- Peripheral nerve stimulation for essential tremor: a GRADE-assessed systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurosurgical review · 2026Pooled it
- Diagnostic Accuracy of the Archimedes Spiral Test for Essential Tremor: A Meta-Analysis.Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy and Safety of Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy in Essential Tremor: A Systematic Review and Metanalysis.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2025Pooled it
- Essential tremor patients experience significant burden beyond tremor: A systematic literature review.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Pooled it
- Epidemiology of Pediatric Essential Tremor in the United States: A Systematic Literature Review from 2010 to 2020.Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) · 2022Pooled it
- Essential Tremor Suppression with a Novel Anti-Tremor Orthosis: A Randomized Crossover Trial.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2025Trial
- Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Study of Oral Cannabidiol and Tetrahydrocannabinol for Essential Tremor.Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) · 2025Trial
- Modelling and Correcting the Effects of Tremor on Touchscreen Interaction.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Purkinje Cell Loss and Changes in Basket Cell Morphology in Essential Tremor and Other Cerebellar Degenerative Diseases: A Postmortem Study of 332 Brains.Cerebellum (London, England) · 2026Article
- The emerging role of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) as a symptomatic treatment for Parkinson's disease and essential tremor: a narrative review.Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2026Review
- Epidemiology and Treatment of Patients with Essential Tremor: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis in the United Kingdom.Neuroepidemiology · 2026Article
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- Reduced Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number and Telomere Length in Essential Tremor Patients: Evidence from an Age- and Sex-Adjusted Cross-Sectional Case-Control Study.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Predictors of Incident Dementia in a Cohort of Elders with Essential Tremor: A Prospective, Longitudinal Study.Neuro-degenerative diseases · 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
- Korean Red Ginseng Attenuates Dysfunctions and Modulates Inflammatory and Neuroplasticity Markers in the Harmaline-Induced Model of Essential Tremor.Brain and behavior · 2026Article
- Longitudinal Trajectories in Essential Tremor: Evidence From A Seven-Year Follow-Up of Motor and Non-Motor Symptoms.European journal of neurology · 2026Article
- Functional changes in spinal circuitry in essential tremor revealed with analysis of intramuscle synergies.Journal of neurophysiology · 2026Article
- Prevalence of Essential Tremor among Greeks Aged 65 Years or Older: Results from the HELIAD Study.Neuroepidemiology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background: Essential tremor (ET) is among the most prevalent movement disorders. Comprehensive reviews of disease prevalence were published in 1998 and 2010 but not since then. We reviewed the prevalence of ET in population-based epidemiological studies, derived a precise summary estimate of prevalence from these studies, and examined differences in prevalence across studies. We used two methods: a descriptive-analytical approach and a meta-analysis. Methods: A PUBMED search yielded 14 published papers since the 2010 review. Results: There were 42 population-based prevalence studies (23 countries and 6 continents). In a meta-analysis, pooled prevalence (all ages) = 1.33%, with statistically significant heterogeneity across studies (I Discussion: Precise prevalence estimates are important because they form the numerical basis for public health initiatives and offer clues about underlying biological factors of mechanistic importance. The prevalence of ET among those age ≥ 65 is similar to that reported for Alzheimer's disease in elders, suggesting that ET may be the most common neurodegenerative disease.
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