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Comparison of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and bilirubin levels between patients with essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease

Introduction: Differential diagnoses between essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease is challenging in some individuals, with both disorders sharing similarities. Considering these links, we hypothesized that both conditions have a similar profile for some antioxidant molecules, including 25-hydroxyvi...

Nuevos conceptos en neuromodulación cerebral: rol de DTI y estimulación de tractos
New concepts in brain neuromodulation: role of DTI and tract stimulation

Rev. argent. neurocir; 33 (2), 2019
Introducción: La estimulación cerebral profunda es una técnica difundida y validada para eltratamiento de múltiples dolencias neurológicas y psiquiátricas, entre ellas el temblor esencial. Objetivo: Evaluar si existe un correlato clínico-anatómico, para un paciente con TE, entre la mejor estimula...

Temblor de Holmes, como manifestación única o predominante en lesiones cerebelosas de origen vascular

Resumen El temblor de Holmes o rúbrico es infrecuente de ver como manifestación única o predominante de un accidente vascular encefálico cerebeloso. "Grosso modo" el temblor es un trastorno del movimiento habitual en la practica medica, siendo el fisiológico exacerbado el más frecuentemente visto; ...

Tremor essencial em guardas de endemias expostos a agrotóxicos: estudo caso-controle

Resumo: Tremor é o distúrbio do movimento mais frequente na população, e pode estar associado a exposição a agrotóxicos. O objetivo foi avaliar a chance de tremor essencial em 442 guardas de endemias do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, expostos a agrotóxicos. Foram selecionados 51 casos e 204 co...

TeleCondutas: tremor e síndromes parkinsonianas

As principais causas de tremor em pacientes atendidos na Atenção Primária à Saúde são: exacerbação de tremor fisiológico, tremor essencial (acomete 5% da população acima de 40 anos) e as síndromes parkinsonianas. É importante definir corretamente sua origem, pois o tratamento e o prognóstic...

Temblores posanestésicos
Post-anesthetic shivering

Introducción: los temblores posanestésico son causa de una de las mayores insatisfacciones durante el posoperatorio inmediato. Es un fenómeno frecuente, potencialmente perjudicial por aumentar la demanda metabólica de oxígeno. Objetivo: hacer una actualización sobre los temblores Posanestésicos y ...

Patients with essential tremor can have manual dexterity and attention deficits with no impairments in other cognitive functions

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Essential tremor (ET) was long believed to be a monosymptomatic disorder. However, studies have evidenced structural changes and attention is now being focused on non-motor symptoms. The objective of the study is to describe and compare ET patients with control groups according to their cognitiv...

Immediate electromyographic changes of the upper limb muscles following cervical manipulation in a patient with essential tremor: a case report

Introduction and Objective: The purpose of this case report is to evaluate upper limb muscle electric behavior by surface electromyography before and after cervical manipulation in a patient with essential tremor. Methods: In 2009, essential tremor was diagnosed by a...

Dementia in Fragile X-associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome

Dement. neuropsychol; 4 (1), 2010
Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) is a cause of movement disorders and cognitive decline which has probably been underdiagnosed, especially if its prevalence proves similar to those of progressive supranuclear palsy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. We report a case of a 74-year-old ma...