title: Is action tremor in Parkinson's disease related to resting tremor?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Action tremor (AT) and resting tremor (RT) have been widely cited in many studies with Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, but studies looking at the association between the two tremor types are few and show inconsistent results. This study will look at the prevalence and association of AT and RT in a large sample of idiopathic PD patients, and will put the results into context with the literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective chart review analysis of 332 patients with idiopathic PD was performed. Prevalence rates of particular tremor types were noted. The presence of AT was analyzed relative to the presence and severity of RT.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nearly all individuals with AT also had RT. The concurrence of the two tremor types was found to be highly significant by statistical analysis (P < 0.0001). The severity of RT, measured by its laterality, may also be of importance, albeit to a much smaller extent if at all. Neither presence of tremor nor type of tremor present was influenced by patient gender, age, or Hoehn and Yahr stage of PD.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results indicate that AT has extensive presence in PD. This and its seemingly close relationship to RT suggest that AT may be considered a variant of RT, particularly in PD patients. The degree of association between RT and AT needs to be further analyzed in PD, as well as in essential tremor (ET) and ET-PD.
authors.forename: Abdul Qayyum
authors.initials: AQ
authors.lastname: Rana
authors.forename: Ishraq
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.forename: Abdullah A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Mosabbir
authors.forename: Abdul-Rehman M
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Qureshi
authors.forename: Abdul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fattah
authors.forename: Naeem
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Awan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors; D014202:Tremor / Q000453:epidemiology*
keywords: Movement disorders; Parkinson’s disease,; Tremor,