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Olfaction and essential tremor / Olfato no tremor essencial
Quagliato, Lucas Barasnevicius; Viana, Maura Aparecida; Quagliato, Elizabeth Maria Aparecida Barasnevicius; Simis, Samuel.
  • Quagliato, Lucas Barasnevicius; Pontifíce Catholic University of São Paulo. Faculty of Medical Sciences. Sorocaba. BR
  • Viana, Maura Aparecida; Pontifíce Catholic University of São Paulo. Faculty of Medical Sciences. Sorocaba. BR
  • Quagliato, Elizabeth Maria Aparecida Barasnevicius; Pontifíce Catholic University of São Paulo. Faculty of Medical Sciences. Sorocaba. BR
  • Simis, Samuel; University of Campinas. Faculty of the Medical Sciences. São Paulo. BR
Arq. neuropsiquiatr ; 67(1): 21-24, Mar. 2009. graf, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-509102
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

To characterize the olfactory identification in 40 essential tremor (ET) patients, with the University of Pennsylvania 12 Smell Identification Test (UPSIT), to correlate UPSIT scores to clinical and epidemiological data and to compare it to 89 aged matched controls.

METHOD:

Patients were assessed using ET Clinical Scale of Evaluation and UPSIT.

RESULTS:

In patients with ET, the UPSIT medium score was 9.10, similar to the control group (9.11), which was also observed in all age groups. ET severity did not correlate to UPSIT scores.

CONCLUSION:

This study demonstrated normality of olfactory identification on ET, qualifying UPSIT to be an important tool on tremor differential diagnosis of undetermined origin.
RESUMO

OBJETIVO:

Caracterizar a identificação olfatória em 40 pacientes com tremor essencial, através do Teste de Identificação de 12 Cheiros da Universidade de Pensilvânia (TICUP), correlacioná-la aos dados clínicos e epidemiológicos e compará-la com 89 indivíduos normais.

MÉTODO:

Os pacientes foram avaliados com a Escala Clínica de Avaliação do TE e com o TICUP.

RESULTADOS:

A média de acertos no TICUP nos pacientes com TE foi 9,10, semelhante à do grupo controle (9,11), sendo isso observado em todas as faixas etárias. A gravidade do TE não se correlacionou com o resultado do TICUP.

CONCLUSÃO:

Este estudo demonstrou normalidade da identificação olfatória no TE, qualificando o TICUP como ferramenta importante no diagnóstico diferencial dos tremores de causa indeterminada.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Smell / Essential Tremor / Olfaction Disorders Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Risk factors Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Arq. neuropsiquiatr Journal subject: Neurology / Psychiatry Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Pontifíce Catholic University of São Paulo/BR / University of Campinas/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Smell / Essential Tremor / Olfaction Disorders Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Risk factors Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Arq. neuropsiquiatr Journal subject: Neurology / Psychiatry Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Pontifíce Catholic University of São Paulo/BR / University of Campinas/BR