Prospective Longitudinal Study of Gait and Balance in a Cohort of Elderly Essential Tremor Patients.

ABSTRACT: Background: Essential tremor (ET) encompasses a variety of features, including tremor, cognitive dysfunction, and gait and balance impairments. Gait and balance impairments in ET are often mild, but they can be severe and are, in some cases, associated with functional sequelae in terms of increased fall risk and reduced balance confidence. Previous research on gait and balance in ET has been limited to cross-sectional comparisons. There have been no longitudinal studies or prospective studies. As such, our understanding of natural history and possible predictors of declines in ET-related gait and balance impairments is incomplete. Objectives: We (1) present natural history data on the change in gait and balance measures over time, (2) provide estimates of annual rate of chang

SUBMITTER: Dowd H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7691661 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature