title: Quality of life in patients with orthostatic tremor.
abstract: We assessed health-related quality of life (QoL) and depression, using the SF-36 and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), in 20 orthostatic tremor (OT) patients. All dimensions of the SF-36 were markedly reduced in OT and depression was found in 11 patients. The BDI score correlated significantly with several SF-36 subscores. We conclude that OT strongly impacts on QoL. The results highlight the importance of recognizing and treating depression in patients with OT.
authors.affiliation: Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK. willibald.gerschlager@univie.ac.at
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gerschlager
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Katzenschlager
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schrag
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Lees
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Quinn
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Bhatia
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D004244:Dizziness / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014202:Tremor / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*