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Membrane Mechanisms of Tremor

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Mechanisms and Emerging Therapies in Tremor Disorders

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A number of neurological and psychogenic disorders present with tremor. In some, there is a known structural abnormality, while in others the pathophysiology is unknown. For example, the scarcity of a neurotransmitter from presynaptic neuronal degeneration causes tremor in degenerative cerebellar or basal ganglia disorders (Jankovic and Tolosa 2007). Instability of the neural integrators may cause tremor (pendular nystagmus of the eyes) in patients with demyelinating disorders (Das et al. 2000). However, the anatomical and pathophysiological correlates of some tremor disorders, for example essential tremor, are unsettled. Regardless of the primary etiology (structural deficit or idiopathic) contemporary literature suggests that oscillations can arise at the level of neuronal membranes. More recently, it was proposed that membrane hyperexcitability could cause essential tremor (Shaikh et al. 2008). In support of this hypothesis, commonly used drugs (e.g., primidone, propranolol, gabapentin, topiramate) also have membrane stabilization effects (O’Suilleabhain and Dewey 2002; Zesiewicz et al. 2005).

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Shaikh, A.G., Optican, L.M., Zee, D.S. (2013). Membrane Mechanisms of Tremor. In: Grimaldi, G., Manto, M. (eds) Mechanisms and Emerging Therapies in Tremor Disorders. Contemporary Clinical Neuroscience. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4027-7_2

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