PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Norton, Jonathan A.
AU  - Wood, Duncan E.
AU  - Day, Brian L.
TI  - Is the spinal cord the generator of 16-Hz orthostatic tremor?
AID  - 10.1212/WNL.62.4.632
DP  - 2004 Feb 24
TA  - Neurology
PG  - 632--634
VI  - 62
IP  - 4
4099  - http://n.neurology.org/content/62/4/632.short
4100  - http://n.neurology.org/content/62/4/632.full
SO  - Neurology2004 Feb 24; 62
AB  - Primary orthostatic tremor is characterized by 16-Hz motor activity that is coherent between muscles. It has been suggested that this tremor originates in the brain. This view is questioned by findings from a patient with complete paraplegia who experiences intermittent leg spasms at rest. The EMG activity within the spasms showed a 16-Hz component that was coherent between muscles unilaterally and bilaterally. This raises the possibility that the spinal cord could be the source of orthostatic tremor.