A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Comparative Trial of Gabapentin and Propranolol in Essential Tremor
Authors:
- Alexandre GironellAGAlexandre Gironell
- Jaime KulisevskyJKJaime Kulisevsky
- Manel BarbanojMBManel Barbanoj
- Dolores López-VillegasDLDolores López-Villegas
- Gonzalo HernándezGHGonzalo Hernández
- Berta Pascual-SedanoBPBerta Pascual-Sedano
Open Access
- 1 April 1999
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Neurology
- Vol. 56 (4) , 475-480
Abstract
ESSENTIAL TREMOR (ET) is one of the most common movement disorders and is characterized by tremor during the maintenance of posture and active movement.1 Although benign in its lack of effect on life expectancy, a small percentage of patients suffer serious disability, and a larger number find it a substantial embarrassment.2-4Keywords
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