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INTENTION TREMOR [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A form of action tremor which increases the amplitude as the action nears completion, as when a pointing finger approaches its target. This tremor is diagnostic of a lesion of cerebellar tracts or connections and is most often seen in multiple sclerosis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Variété de tremblement d'action caractérisée par des oscillations irrégulières, apparaissant au cours d'un mouvement volontaire, et dont l'amplitude augmente à mesure que l'action approche de sa fin. Ce tremblement est caractéristique d'une lésion des voies cérébelleuses (sclérose en plaque).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema nervioso
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
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