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NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE MANAGEMENT
卷 2, 期 3, 页码 259-268出版社
FUTURE MEDICINE LTD
DOI: 10.2217/nmt.12.23
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- Regina Curling Classic for Parkinson Research
- Greystone Golf Classic for Parkinson's
- Royal University Hospital Foundation
- Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
- Arizona Biomedical Research Commission
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
The pathophysiology of essential tremor (ET) remains unknown. Standard neuropathological studies have reported no consistent changes but a detailed study found neurodegeneration in all ET cases - 24% demonstrated lower brainstem Lewy body (LB) inclusions and 76% experienced a loss of cerebellar Purkinje cells (PCs) and its sequelae. We review the evidence on neurodegeneration in ET. The prevalence of LB inclusions in ET brains is similar to that in the asymptomatic general population. These incidental LB disease cases have evidence for reduced striatal tyrosine hydroxylase levels, as found in Parkinson's disease, but there is no evidence for reduced tyrosine hydroxylase levels in ET patients. Reduced mean PC counts in ET cases compared with the controls reported by some studies could not be replicated by others. Most ET cases have the same number of PCs as controls of a comparable age. Neither the lower brainstem LB inclusions nor the cerebellar PC loss represent the neurodegenerative basis of ET. Further studies are needed to determine the pathophysiology of ET.
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