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. 2014 Jun 5;4:198. doi: 10.7916/D86Q1V9W

Table 1. Phenomenology, Treatment, and Frequency of PBT for the four patients.

Patient 1 Patient 2 Patient 3 Patient 4
Gender male male male female
Age in years 62 54 48 50
Age when starting to play the violin 8 12 4 13
Age at onset of PBT 46 43 40 43
Tremor duration in years 16 11 8 7
Unilateral right tremor y y y y
Previous trauma y n n y
Spreading of tremor y Y y n
Postural tremor n n n y
Rest tremor n n n n
Medication Prop, Thx, Gabap, Topi, Prim Prim, Prop Prim, Prop Prop
Botulinum toxin y n y n
Ethanol responsive y y little n
Family history for tremor y y n n
Deep brain stimulation n n n n
Tremor frequency GM/OS 5.9/6.7 Hz 4.7/4.9 Hz 6.5/5.5 Hz 6.1/5.7 Hz

Gabap, Gabapentin; GM, G Major Scale Condition; PBT, Primary Bowing Tremor; OS, Open-string Condition; Prim, Primidone; Prop, Propranolol; Thx, Trihexyphenidyl; Topi, Topiramat.