TY - JOUR
T1 - A prospective cohort study of familial versus sporadic essential tremor cases
T2 - Do clinical features evolve differently across time?
AU - Berry, Diane S.
AU - Cosentino, Stephanie
AU - Louis, Elan D.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023
PY - 2023/11/15
Y1 - 2023/11/15
N2 - Background: Although essential tremor (ET) is often divided into familial and sporadic cases, few data compare the evolution of clinical features in these groups over time. Leveraging data from a prospective, longitudinal study, we present analyses of the evolution of a broad range of cognitive, motor (i.e., tremor, tandem gait) and other features (e.g., disability) of ET. Methods: Sixty-six familial and 23 sporadic ET cases completed in-home evaluations at baseline and 18, 36, and 54-month follow-ups. Assessments included detailed neuropsychological testing and videotaped neurological examinations. Analyses compared the longitudinal course of 16 clinical features in familial and sporadic cases. Results: Baseline mean age was 75.2 ± 8.8 years and mean observation period was 4.7 ± 0.3 years. Tremor onset age was lower and childhood onset more common in familial than sporadic cases (p's = 0.02). Longitudinal analyses revealed no significant differences between clinical features displayed by familial and sporadic cases, or differences between the patterns of change in clinical features observed in these groups across time. Sporadic cases' daily activity skills declined significantly, whereas familial cases' did not, p's = 0.04 and 0.34, respectively; however, this finding was non-significant when controlling for false discovery rate. Several additional non-significant trends were noted. Conclusion: Familial and sporadic ET cases differed in onset age, and in the prevalence of childhood tremor onset. Although a number of interesting trends were observed, no significant differences in the evolution of clinical features over time in patients with and without a family history of ET were revealed.
AB - Background: Although essential tremor (ET) is often divided into familial and sporadic cases, few data compare the evolution of clinical features in these groups over time. Leveraging data from a prospective, longitudinal study, we present analyses of the evolution of a broad range of cognitive, motor (i.e., tremor, tandem gait) and other features (e.g., disability) of ET. Methods: Sixty-six familial and 23 sporadic ET cases completed in-home evaluations at baseline and 18, 36, and 54-month follow-ups. Assessments included detailed neuropsychological testing and videotaped neurological examinations. Analyses compared the longitudinal course of 16 clinical features in familial and sporadic cases. Results: Baseline mean age was 75.2 ± 8.8 years and mean observation period was 4.7 ± 0.3 years. Tremor onset age was lower and childhood onset more common in familial than sporadic cases (p's = 0.02). Longitudinal analyses revealed no significant differences between clinical features displayed by familial and sporadic cases, or differences between the patterns of change in clinical features observed in these groups across time. Sporadic cases' daily activity skills declined significantly, whereas familial cases' did not, p's = 0.04 and 0.34, respectively; however, this finding was non-significant when controlling for false discovery rate. Several additional non-significant trends were noted. Conclusion: Familial and sporadic ET cases differed in onset age, and in the prevalence of childhood tremor onset. Although a number of interesting trends were observed, no significant differences in the evolution of clinical features over time in patients with and without a family history of ET were revealed.
KW - Clinical
KW - Cohort
KW - Essential tremor
KW - Family history
KW - Prospective
KW - Subtype
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jns.2023.120854
DO - 10.1016/j.jns.2023.120854
M3 - Article
C2 - 37924593
AN - SCOPUS:85175310415
SN - 0022-510X
VL - 454
JO - Journal of the Neurological Sciences
JF - Journal of the Neurological Sciences
M1 - 120854
ER -