Knowledge about the genetics of essential tremor in patients and their relatives.
In a face-to-face questionnaire-based survey involving a total of 111 essential tremor (ET) patients and their relatives, we demonstrated a general lack of genetic insight amongst our study subjects. There was no significant correlation between genetic knowledge of ET and age, level of education, disease duration or severity. A proactive effort is needed to encourage physicians managing ET patients to incorporate genetic information and education into their practice.
Prakash
K M
KM
Department of Neurology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
Lum
S Y
SY
Fook-Choong
S
S
Tan
E K
EK
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology; D020329:Essential Tremor / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires