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Functional tremor in Wilson’s disease

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  1. Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Ghaem Medical Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Ahmad-Abad st., Taghi-Abad Sq., 9176699199, Mashhad, Khorasan-e-Razavi, Iran

    Nahid Olfati, Ali Shoeibi, Hussein Charara & Neda Ghdiri Jozan

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NO, HS, NG: research project: organization, execution, manuscript preparation: writing of the first draft. AS: research project: conception, execution, manuscript preparation: review and critique.

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Correspondence to Ali Shoeibi.

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Supplementary video1 (MP4 17005 KB) Supplementary Video: Part 1: course tremor of the upper limbs at rest and action. Part 2: tremor of the jaw, involuntary blinking, and retrocollis. Part 3: effect of ballistic movements on contralateral arm tremor. Part 4: mild improvement of tremor and retrocollis at 6-month follow-up. Part 5: dramatic improvement of tremor at last follow-up.

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Olfati, N., Shoeibi, A., Charara, H. et al. Functional tremor in Wilson’s disease. Acta Neurol Belg 122, 561–563 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-021-01794-z

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