Quality of life in patients with orthostatic tremor
- 1 February 2003
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Springer Nature in Zeitschrift für Neurologie
- Vol. 250 (2) , 212-215
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-003-0980-9
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.Keywords
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