Effects of alprazolam on cortical activity and tremors in patients with essential tremor.

BACKGROUND: Essential tremor (ET) is characterised by postural and action tremors with a frequency of 4-12 Hz. Previous studies suggest that the tremor activity originates in the cerebello-thalamocortical pathways. Alprazolam is a short-acting benzodiazepine that attenuates tremors in ET. The mechan...

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Main Authors: Jaime Ibáñez, Jesús González de la Aleja, Juan A Gallego, Juan P Romero, Rosana A Saíz-Díaz, Julián Benito-León, Eduardo Rocon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3965529?pdf=render