Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
Volume 15, Issue 8 , Pages 602-605 , September 2009

Action tremor of the legs in essential tremor: Prevalence, clinical correlates, and comparison with age-matched controls

  • Kathleen L. Poston

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Eileen Rios

      Affiliations

    • Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Elan D. Louis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
    • Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
    • Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
    • Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr. Elan D. Louis, Unit 198, Neurological Institute, 710 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA. Tel.: +1 212 305 9194; fax: +1 212 305 1304.

Received 13 August 2008 ,Revised 15 October 2008 ,Accepted 19 November 2008.

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PII: S1353-8020(08)00331-3

doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2008.11.006

Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
Volume 15, Issue 8 , Pages 602-605 , September 2009

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