Improvement of mouse controlling in Essential tremor by a tremor filter: A case report

Roberto López-Blanco; Antonio Méndez-Guerrero; Miguel A Velasco

doi:10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.019

Improvement of mouse controlling in Essential tremor by a tremor filter: A case report

J Neurol Sci. 2018 Jul 15:390:87-88. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.019. Epub 2018 Apr 12.

Authors

Roberto López-Blanco¹, Antonio Méndez-Guerrero², Miguel A Velasco³

Affiliations

¹ Neurology Department, Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain; Healthcare Research Institute Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: robretolb@gmail.com.
² Movement disorders unit, Neurology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
³ Neural and Cognitive Engineering group, Centro de Automática y Robótica (CAR), CSIC-UPM, Madrid, Arganda del Rey, Spain. Electronic address: miguel.velasco@csic.es.

PMID: 29801914
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2018.04.019

Abstract

The interaction with electronic devices is crucial in our technological society. Hand kinetic tremor complicates mouse driving in Essential tremor patients. To solve this issue some technological solutions are available and accessible online. We present a 71-year-old patient with prominent mouse controlling tremor who improved with one of these systems.

Keywords: Essential tremor; Mouse controlling; Tremor filter.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Computers*
Essential Tremor / rehabilitation*
Hand
Humans
Male
Motor Skills
Self-Help Devices*