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Hand and distal joint tremor are most coherent with the activity of elbow flexors and wrist extensors in persons with essential tremor

Year: 2023

Type: article

Study design: Observational Study

Abstract: We characterized the relationships between activity in upper limb muscles and tremor in persons with essential tremor using coherence, which provides an upper bound on the proportion of the tremor due to each muscle. Averaged across subjects and various tasks, tremor in the hand and distal joints was most coherent with elbow flexors and wrist extensors. We conclude that, without further information, these muscle groups should be among the first considered for peripheral suppression techniques.

Source: Journal of Applied Physiology

DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00407.2023

Authors: Daniel B. Free, Ian Syndergaard, Adam C. Pigg, Silvia Muceli, Mark Hallett, Dario Farina, Steven K. Charles

Institutions: Brigham Young University, Imperial College London, Chalmers University of Technology, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Language: English

Topic: Neurological disorders and treatments

Subfield: Neurology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Science Foundation, European Commission, Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Awards: Tremor decomposition: A method for determining which muscles are most responsible for a patient's tremor, Predicting tremor: Developing a validated, subject-specific model of tremor, Bidirectional Hyper-Connected Neural System, G7639230361

OpenAlex ID: W4390053505

FWCI: 0.508

Cites: 47

Cited by: 3

Related to: 10