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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Lee HL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6478317 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20190423 4
Essential tremor (ET) is a common movement disorder characterized by postural or kinetic tremor. We aimed to evaluate median nerve enlargement in patients with ET using ultrasonography (USG). Thirty-eight hands from 19 patients with ET and 24 hands from 13 controls underwent nerve conduction studies (NCS) and USG at the wrist. Tremor severity was measured using the Fahn-Tolosa-Marin Tremor Rating Scale (FTM-TRS). The median nerve cross sectional area (mCSA) in USG and NCS parameters were compare ...[more]