Status:
COMPLETED
Motor-related Cortical Potential in Patients With Essential Tremor
Lead Sponsor:
China Medical University Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan
Conditions:
Essential Tremor
Movement-related Cortical Potentials
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
In this proposal, in addition to the conventional MRCP recording, the dipoles and sources of the different subcomponents of MRCP will also be analyzed with the brain electric source analysis (BESA) to...
Detailed Description
Essential tremor (ET) is a common disorder with unknown etiology and pathogenesis. Typically described as a postural tremor, ET often has a marked kinetic component suggesting cerebellar involvement i...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Bilateral postural tremor with or without kinetic tremor involving hands or forearms, which is visible and persistent, and long-standing in duration (\>5 years). Tremor involving body parts other than upper limbs may be present, the tremor may be asymmetrical, amplitude may fluctuate, and the tremor may or may not produce disability.
Exclusion
- Neurological signs, except for Froment's sign
- Causes of enhanced physiologic tremor
- Concurrent or recent exposure to tremorgenic drugs
- Direct or indirect trauma to the central and peripheral nervous system
- Historical or clinical evidence of psychogenic origins of tremor
- Convincing evidence of sudden onset or evidence of stepwise deterioration
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01250067
Start Date
August 1 2003
Last Update
November 30 2010
Active Locations (1)
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China Medical University Hospital
Taichung, Taiwan, 40402