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Thalamic Structural Connectivity Alterations in Essential Tremor Associated with REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder

Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Volume 15 (2025): Issue 1
By: Elisa Bortolin,  Camilla Calomino,  Rita Nisticò,  Giulia Bruschi,  Maria V. Corbari,  Andrea Quattrone,  Aldo Quattrone,  Fabiana Novellino and  Maria Salsone  
Open Access
|Nov 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/tohm.1088 | Journal eISSN: 2160-8288
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Language: English
Submitted on: Aug 5, 2025
Accepted on: Nov 6, 2025
Published on: Nov 18, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Essential Tremor,
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder,
structural connectivity,
thalamus

© 2025 Elisa Bortolin, Camilla Calomino, Rita Nisticò, Giulia Bruschi, Maria V. Corbari, Andrea Quattrone, Aldo Quattrone, Fabiana Novellino, Maria Salsone, published by Ubiquity Press
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