Continuous Monitoring of Essential Tremor: Standards and Challenges
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NINDS Intramural program at the National Institutes of Health
Published In
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
Document Type
Citation
Publication Date
9-18-2022
Abstract
Background The value of continuous symptom monitoring in people with essential tremor is uncertain. Objectives To determine the relationship between tremor amplitude measured with wearable inertial sensors and clinician- and patient-rated measures. Methods For 14 days, patients (1) wore inertial sensors on both wrists, (2) self-rated their tremor using a diary, (3) drew spirals, and (4) completed an activities of daily living scale once daily. Patients were also scored using The Essential Tremor Rating Scale (TETRAS) performance in the clinic by a clinician. Results We found strong correlations in patient-reported metrics of tremor, but weak correlations between these data and both the inertial sensor data and the in-clinic TETRAS scores. Conclusions The patient experience of tremor during normal daily activities may differ from the transducer-based measures of tremor amplitude and rating scales of tremor severity. Future studies should consider how to record features of tremor that are important to patients.
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© 2022 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
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DOI
10.1002/mdc3.13558
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/38787
Citation Details
McGurrin, P., McNames, J., Haubenberger, D., & Hallett, M. (2022). Continuous Monitoring of Essential Tremor: Standards and Challenges. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice.