Objective response to ethanol in essential tremor: results from a standardized ethanol challenge study.

Patrick M McGurrinGina NoratoJohanna Thompson-WestraGayle McCrossin Emily LinesCodrin LunguSanjay Pandey Sule Tinaz Bernhard Voller Vijay A Ramchandani Mark Hallett Dietrich Haubenberger

Published in: Annals of clinical and translational neurology (2023)

A high percentage of patients actually respond to acute ethanol. However, their self-reported response does not correlate well with their objective response. Objective response correlates with breath alcohol level but not with sedation, indicating a specific effect of ethanol on tremor.

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