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. 1993 Aug;56(8):868–873. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.56.8.868

Assessing tremor severity.

P G Bain 1, L J Findley 1, P Atchison 1, M Behari 1, M Vidailhet 1, M Gresty 1, J C Rothwell 1, P D Thompson 1, C D Marsden 1
PMCID: PMC1015140  PMID: 8350102

Abstract

A clinical rating scale which measured the severity of tremor in 20 patients (12 with essential tremor and 8 with "dystonic" tremor) was assessed at specific anatomical sites for both inter and intra-rater reliability using four raters. The scores obtained with the scale were compared with the results of upper limb accelerometry, an activity of daily living self-questionnaire and estimates of the tremor induced impairment in writing and drawing specimens. The results show that, for the purposes of routine assessment and therapeutic trials, a clinical rating scale can produce reliable results which are a more valid index of tremor induced disability than standard postural accelerometry.

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