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Progresses in magnetic resonance imaging of essential tremor
CHEN Hui-yue  WANG Han-sheng  PANG Ya  GU Min  FANG Wei-dong 

DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2017.04.013.


[Abstract] Essential tremor (ET) is one of the most common movement disorder origining from the central nervous system in adults. The pathophysiology of ET remains unclear. Histopathological examination is the most effective method to ascertain the pathophysiology changes. However, the autopsy rate is very low. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides reliable evidence for the functional-pathological mechanism of ET. The latest progresses in the field of voxel-based morphometry (VBM), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) of ET were reviewed in this paper.
[Keywords] Essential tremor；Magnetic resonance imaging；Voxel-based morphometry；Diffusion tensor imaging；Magnetic resonance imaging, functional

CHEN Hui-yue Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China

WANG Han-sheng Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China

PANG Ya Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China

GU Min Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China

FANG Wei-dong* Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China

*Correspondence to: Fang WD, E-mail: fwd9707@sina.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS  This work was part of National Nature Science Foundation of China No. 81671663 National Clinical Specialty Construction Project No. [2013]544 and Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing No. cstc2014jcyjA10047
Received  2016-11-21
Accepted  2017-01-12
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2017.04.013
DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2017.04.013.

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