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Movement Disorders

Dystonic Tremor
Essential Tremor
Functional Tremor
PD Tremor

Tremor

1 APPROACH TO TREMOR

2 CLASSIFICATION OF TREMOR

2.1 Axis 1: Clinical Features:

2.1.1 Activating Condition

2.1.2 Anatomic distribution

2.1.3 Frequency

2.1.4 Amplitude

2.1.5 Regularity

2.1.6 Combined with dystonia etc

2.2 Axis 2: Aetiology: Section 7

3 EXAMINATION OF TREMORS

3.1 Exam: Activating Condition

3.2 Exam: Relationship to Voluntary Movement (Rest and Action)

3.3 Exam: Tremor Exam at Different Sites

3.4 Exam: Severity

3.5 Exam: Writing and Drawing

4 PHYSIOLOGY OF TREMOR

4.4 Mechanical Oscillations & Tremor

4.5 Central Oscillatory Drive & Tremor

4.6 Recording of Tremor

4.7 Accelerometry

4.10 Weight Loading

4.11 EMG Pattern

4.12 Latency

4.13 Mental Concentration

5 ANATOMY OF TREMOR

6 RATING SCALES FOR TREMOR

6.1 Tremor Rating Scale

6.1.1 Part A Activation Tasks

6.1.2 Descriptive guide to Part A

6.1.3 Part B: Drawing & Writing

6.1.4 Descriptive guide to Part B

6.1.5 Part C Functional Disability

6.1.6 Descriptive guide to Part C

6.1.7 Scoring Form, Page 1

6.1.8 Scoring Form, Page 2

6.2 Essential Tremor Rating Assessment

6.3 Tremor Rating Scale (Bain)

7 AXIS 2: TYPES OF TREMOR

7.1 Causes of a Postural Tremor

7.2 Benign Tremulous Parkinsonism

7.3 Cerebellar Tremor

7.4 Dystonic Tremor

7.5 Essential Tremor

7.6 Focal Tremor

7.7 Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia

7.8 Functional Tremor

7.9 Holmes' Tremor

7.10 Myorhythmia

7.11 Palatal Tremor

7.12 Neuropathic Tremor

7.13 Orthostatic Tremor

7.14 PD Tremor

7.15 Physiological Tremor

7.16 Tardive Tremor

7.17 Wilson's Disease

7.18 Writing Tremor

7.19 Voice Tremor

Wilson's Disease

Review of Willson's Disease, including tremor

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