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Origins of normal and pathological tremor

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Movement Disorders: Tremor

Abstract

Tremors, perhaps because they are so obvious, have always fascinated neurophysiologists and neurologists, even though their causes are often uncertain and their origins disputed.

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    Leslie J. Findley (Consultant Neurologist, Visiting Consultant Neurologist, Research Neurologist) & Rudy Capildeo (Consultant Neurologist) (Consultant Neurologist, Visiting Consultant Neurologist, Research Neurologist) &  (Consultant Neurologist)

  2. Harold Wood Hospital, Romford, Essex, UK

    Leslie J. Findley (Consultant Neurologist, Visiting Consultant Neurologist, Research Neurologist) (Consultant Neurologist, Visiting Consultant Neurologist, Research Neurologist)

  3. Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital, Woolwich, London, UK

    Leslie J. Findley (Consultant Neurologist, Visiting Consultant Neurologist, Research Neurologist) (Consultant Neurologist, Visiting Consultant Neurologist, Research Neurologist)

  4. MRC Neuro-Otology Unit, Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital, Queen Square, London, UK

    Leslie J. Findley (Consultant Neurologist, Visiting Consultant Neurologist, Research Neurologist) (Consultant Neurologist, Visiting Consultant Neurologist, Research Neurologist)

  5. Basildon and Orsett Hospitals, Essex, UK

    Rudy Capildeo (Consultant Neurologist) (Consultant Neurologist)

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Marsden, C.D. (1984). Origins of normal and pathological tremor. In: Findley, L.J., Capildeo, R. (eds) Movement Disorders: Tremor. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06757-2_4

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