Prevalence of tremor in multiple sclerosis and associated disability in the Olmsted County population

We applied a clinical tremor rating scale and measures of disability to 200 of 201 multiple sclerosis patients from a prevalence cohort in Olmsted County, Minnesota. In a community‐based sample, tremor was found clinically in 51 (25%) patients, although only 6 (3%) patients had severe tremor. Within...

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Published in:Movement disorders 2004-12, Vol.19 (12), p.1482-1485
Main Authors: Pittock, Sean J., McClelland, Robyn L., Mayr, William T., Rodriguez, Moses, Matsumoto, Joseph Y.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Catchment Area (Health)
Cohort Studies
Disability Evaluation
epidemiology
Female
Humans
Immunomodulators
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Minnesota - epidemiology
multiple sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis - epidemiology
Multiple sclerosis and variants. Guillain barré syndrome and other inflammatory polyneuropathies. Leukoencephalitis
Neurology
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Population Surveillance - methods
population‐based
Posture
Prevalence
Rest
Severity of Illness Index
tremor
Tremor - diagnosis
Tremor - epidemiology
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Summary:We applied a clinical tremor rating scale and measures of disability to 200 of 201 multiple sclerosis patients from a prevalence cohort in Olmsted County, Minnesota. In a community‐based sample, tremor was found clinically in 51 (25%) patients, although only 6 (3%) patients had severe tremor. Within the population as a whole, tremor was strongly associated with impairment disability and handicap. © 2004 Movement Disorder Society
ISSN:0885-3185
1531-8257
DOI:10.1002/mds.20227