White Matter Hyperintensities Are Associated With Severity of Essential Tremor in the Elderly

Background: Essential tremor (ET) occurs with steeply increasing prevalence in the elderly, and apart from disease duration, age is independently associated with an increase of tremor amplitude and a decrease of frequency. White matter hyperintensities (WMHs) are a common finding in the elderly, and...

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Main Authors: Jos S. Becktepe, Johannes Busse, Ulf Jensen-Kondering, Inken Toedt, Stephan Wolff, Kirsten E. Zeuner, Daniela Berg, Oliver Granert, Günther Deuschl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2021.694286/full