What type of tremor did the medieval ‘Tremulous Hand of Worcester’ have?

The thirteenth-century medieval scribe, the ‘Tremulous Hand of Worcester’ is known for the tremor visible in his script. Thorpe & Alty combine historical analysis with the first neurological study of the scribe’s handwriting. After considering various differential diagnoses, they conclude that t...

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Autores principales: Thorpe, Deborah E., Alty, Jane E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2015
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Dorsal Column
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4671480/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26324723
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/brain/awv232
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description The thirteenth-century medieval scribe, the ‘Tremulous Hand of Worcester’ is known for the tremor visible in his script. Thorpe & Alty combine historical analysis with the first neurological study of the scribe’s handwriting. After considering various differential diagnoses, they conclude that the balance of evidence favours essential tremor.
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spelling pubmed-46714802015-12-08 What type of tremor did the medieval ‘Tremulous Hand of Worcester’ have? Thorpe, Deborah E. Alty, Jane E. Brain Dorsal Column The thirteenth-century medieval scribe, the ‘Tremulous Hand of Worcester’ is known for the tremor visible in his script. Thorpe & Alty combine historical analysis with the first neurological study of the scribe’s handwriting. After considering various differential diagnoses, they conclude that the balance of evidence favours essential tremor. Oxford University Press 2015-10 2015-08-31 /pmc/articles/PMC4671480/ /pubmed/26324723 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/brain/awv232 Text en © The Author (2015). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Guarantors of Brain. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title What type of tremor did the medieval ‘Tremulous Hand of Worcester’ have?
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4671480/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/brain/awv232
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