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Severity Stages in Essential Tremor: A Long-Term Retrospective Study Using the Glass Scale Cover

Severity Stages in Essential Tremor: A Long-Term Retrospective Study Using the Glass Scale

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|Mar 2015

Figures & Tables

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Figure 1

Glass Scale Scores and Age (years) of Patients in the Present Series. X axis: The Glass Scale; Y axis: Age (years).

Table 1

Demographic and Clinical Characteristic of Essential Tremor Patients.

CharacteristicsData
Age (years)72.5±12.4
Female gender23 (46)
Education (years)15.2±2.0
Age at first symptom40.1±17.1
Tremor duration (years)27.1±7.7
Baseline asymmetry1 (2)
Baseline head tremor26 (52)
Baseline voice tremor11 (22)
Family history of ET44 (88)
Takes daily caffeine5 (10)
Takes daily tremoric drugs7 (14)
Takes daily antitremoric drugs50 (100)

[i] Abbreviation: ET, Essential Tremor.

[ii] Values represent mean±SD or number (percentage).

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Figure 2

Correlation between Glass Scale Score I (age at first symptom) and Time Between Scores I and III (r = −0.669, p<0.0001). X axis: The Glass Scale; Y axis: Age (years).

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Figure 3

Rate of Progression to Reach Glass Scale Score III (p<0.0001) when Disease Begins Before 40 Years of Age (continuous line) and at 40 Years or Older (discontinuous line). X axis: The Glass Scale; Y axis: Age (years).

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/tohm.245 | Journal eISSN: 2160-8288
Language: English
Submitted on: Jan 14, 2015
Accepted on: Feb 10, 2015
Published on: Mar 13, 2015
Published by: Columbia University Libraries/Information Services
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2015 Alexandre Gironell, Roser Ribosa-Nogué, Ignasi Gich, Juan Marin-Lahoz, Berta Pascual-Sedano, published by Columbia University Libraries/Information Services
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