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ArticleMovement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society2026

Temporal Dynamics of Parkinson's Disease Tremor: Clinical and Neuroimaging Insights.

Melanie Suette, Robert Matic, Marisa Koini, Lukas Gattermeyer-Kell, Daniela Kern, Petra Katschnig-Winter, Mariella Koegl, Maximilian Sackl, Christian Tinauer, Birgit Helmlinger and 6 more

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Melanie SuetteDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Styria, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9658-618X
Robert MaticDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Styria, Austria.
Marisa KoiniDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Styria, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1756-1379
Lukas Gattermeyer-KellDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Styria, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9699-2959
Daniela KernDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Styria, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5151-5324
Petra Katschnig-WinterDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Styria, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8403-6227
Mariella KoeglDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Styria, Austria.
Maximilian SacklDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Styria, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1927-7953
Christian TinauerDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Styria, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4355-3898
Birgit HelmlingerDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Styria, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5022-2910
Manuel LeitnerDepartment of Medical Psychology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Styria, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5267-1103
Stefan RopeleDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Styria, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5559-768X
Daniela PinterDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Styria, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3138-5225
Christian EnzingerDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Styria, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9764-7617
Stephan SeilerDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Styria, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2381-5339
Petra SchwingenschuhDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Styria, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3294-6824

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Abstract

backgroundParkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder clinically defined by three cardinal motor symptoms: bradykinesia, rigidity, and tremor. Although the natural history of bradykinesia and rigidity is well described, the evolution of tremor as the disease progresses remains controversial.

objectivesThe goal was to clinically characterize long-term trajectories of rest, postural, and action tremor in PD and examine their neural network correlates using longitudinal resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI).

methodsIn this retrospective longitudinal cohort study, we analyzed 93 tremor-positive PD patients (mean disease duration: 3.6 years), each with up to six clinical assessments over 4.2 years. Linear mixed-effects models assessed temporal change in Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) and Fahn-Tolosa-Marín Tremor Rating Scale (FTM-TRS) scores. Rs-fMRI data from 30 tremor-affected patients (mean interval, 3.35 years) were analyzed for seed-to-whole-brain connectivity and connectivity between predefined brain regions.

resultsBradykinesia (β = +0.09, P < 0.001) and rigidity (β = +0.06, P < 0.001) worsened, whereas total FTM-TRS scores declined by 0.49 points/year (P = 0.037), driven by reductions in postural (P < 0.001) and action tremor (P = 0.033); resting tremor remained stable. Rs-fMRI revealed longitudinal changes in cerebellar- and thalamic-seed-to-whole-brain connectivity.

conclusionsTremor in PD evolves along distinct clinical courses, often stabilizing or improving as other motor features worsen. These findings are consistent with partially adaptive reorganization within tremor-related networks and underscore the importance of identifying patient subtypes with divergent trajectories to inform prognosis and optimize therapy. © 2026 The Author(s). Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

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BrainParkinson DiseaseTremorAgedDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansHypokinesiaLongitudinal StudiesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedMuscle RigidityNeuroimagingRetrospective Studiesaction tremorcerebello‐thalamo‐cortical circuitdisease progressionfunctional connectivityneuroimaging biomarkersparkinson's diseaseresting‐state fMRIrest tremortremortremor progression

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