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Severity of limb tremor was evaluated with the Fahn-Tolosa. The value of α ranged from 0.414 to 0.441 for writing, 0.355–0.574 for spiral drawing, 0.441 to 0.488 for rest tremor, 0.266–0.577 for postural tremor and 0.306 for finger–nose testing. A logarithmic relationship between a 5-point (0–4) TRS and tremor amplitude ( T, measured in centimetres) was found in all five labs, despite widely varying rating scales and transducer methodology. The relationship between TRS scores and tremor amplitude was computed for each task and laboratory. Tremor in writing, drawing, horizontal posture, rest and finger–nose testing was graded using a variety of TRSs. Hand tremor was quantified with a graphics tablet in three different labs, an accelerometer in three labs and a mechanical-linkage device in one lab. Data from five laboratories were analysed, and 928 patients with various types of hand tremor were studied. We therefore sought to determine the change in tremor amplitude that corresponds to a 1-point change in a typical 5-point TRS. Consequently, the resolution of these scales is unknown, and the clinical significance of a 1-point change in TRS is uncertain. TETRAS has 2 main advantages over FTM in the assessment of tremor severity: (1) the absence of a ceiling effect in patients with severe ET, and (2) the inclusion of wing-beating tremor.Abstract Tremor rating scales (TRSs) are used commonly in the clinical assessment of tremor, but the relationship of a TRS to actual tremor amplitude has never been quantified. Test-retest reliabilities of the other TETRAS and FTM ratings were excellent, and both scales had good sensitivity to treatment effect. In contrast, wing-beating postural tremor, exclusive to TETRAS, exhibited excellent test-retest reliability and a strong correlation with kinetic and limbs-extended-forward postural tremor. Rest tremor, exclusive to FTM, correlated poorly with postural and kinetic tremor and had very poor test-retest reliability. However, FTM exhibited a ceiling effect for severe tremor. ResultsįTM ratings of postural and kinetic tremor correlated strongly with those of TETRAS.
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Upper limb postural and kinetic tremor items from both scales were compared using blinded, video-recorded examinations of patients with moderate-to-severe ET who participated in a trial of focused ultrasound thalamotomy. However, there is no direct comparison of these scales in any clinical trial. TETRAS has anchors that span a larger range of tremor amplitudes (>20 cm = grade 4), making it more suitable for assessing patients with severe ET. The Essential Tremor Rating Assessment Scale (TETRAS) is a validated clinical scale designed specifically for the assessment of ET severity. The Fahn-Tolosa-Marin Clinical Rating Scale for Tremor (FTM) has been used in large trials for essential tremor (ET), but its anchors for ratings from 0 to 4 of upper limb tremor are probably too low for patients with severe tremor (tremor amplitude >4 cm grade 4).
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