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- Title
Environmental epidemiology of essential tremor.
- Authors
Louis, Elan D
- Abstract
Essential tremor (ET) is one of the most common neurological disorders. Despite this, the disease mechanisms and etiology are not well understood. While susceptibility genotypes undoubtedly underlie many ET cases, no ET genes have been identified thus far. As with many other progressive, degenerative neurological disorders, it is likely that environmental factors contribute to the etiology of ET. Environmental epidemiology is the study in specific populations or communities of the effect on human health of physical, biologic and chemical factors in the external environment. The purpose of this article is to review current knowledge with regards to the environmental epidemiology of ET.
- Publication
Neuroepidemiology, 2008, Vol 31, Issue 3, p139
- ISSN
1423-0208
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1159/000151523