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Is the anticonvulsant topiramate beneficial in essential tremor?

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The synopsis was written by Martina Habeck, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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  1. Professor in Clinical Neurology Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders at the Institute of Neurology, University College London, UK

    Kailash P Bhatia

  2. a clinical research fellow Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders at the Institute of Neurology, University College London, UK

    Susanne A Schneider

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Bhatia, K., Schneider, S. Is the anticonvulsant topiramate beneficial in essential tremor?. Nat Rev Neurol 2, 478–479 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneuro0266

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