Abstract:
BACKGROUND:The spectrum of symptoms exhibited by patients with essential tremor (ET) extends far beyond the classical tremor. This study aims to explore and establish the presence of subtle balance abnormalities in ET using dynamic posturography (DP). METHODS:DP was performed on 18 patients with ET and 26 controls. Diagnosis of ET was based on the Consensus Statement of the Movement Disorder Society on Tremor. Dynamic stability which included the overall balance index, anterior-posterior index and mediolateral index, and limits of stability were measured. RESULTS:Patients with ET had significantly impaired balance indices. Impairment of dynamic stability revealed poor static balance control in all directions. Lower limits of stability scores indicated a smaller range of motion prior to which patients have to shift foot balance. No correlations were observed between age at evaluation, age at onset, duration of illness and the balance indices. CONCLUSIONS:Dynamic posturography reveals significant balance impairment in patients with ET which is unrelated to the age at onset, age at evaluation or duration of illness. This finding concurs with pre-existing reports and adds to the growing body evidence of cerebellar involvement in ET.
journal_name
J Neurol Scijournal_title
Journal of the neurological sciencesauthors
Prasad S,Velayutham SG,Reddam VR,Stezin A,Jhunjhunwala K,Pal PKdoi
10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.003subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2018-02-15 00:00:00pages
12-16eissn
0022-510Xissn
1878-5883pii
S0022-510X(17)34485-4journal_volume
385pub_type
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