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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1996-9-12
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pubmed:abstractText |
We studied the accuracy of reported family histories of essential tremor (ET) by questioning the patients in our clinic and subsequently by mail and phone. For individuals who continued to report a negative family history, we mailed a screening questionnaire to their first-degree relatives to further ascertain the presence of ET. On initial assessment, 67.7% of patients reported a positive family history of ET, but following all assessments, 96.0% of patients had a positive family history. We conclude that a negative family history of ET is often inaccurate, and that ET is primarily a hereditary disease.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jul
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pubmed:issn |
0028-3878
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
47
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
264-5
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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pubmed:meshHeading | |
pubmed:year |
1996
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Accuracy of reported family histories of essential tremor.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City 66160-7314, USA.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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