Tremor (cont.)
What research is being done?
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, a unit of the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) within the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, is the nation's leading federal funder of research on disorders
of the brain and nervous system. The NINDS sponsors research on tremor both at
its facilities at the NIH and through grants to medical centers.
Scientists at the NINDS are evaluating the effectiveness of 1-octanol, a
substance similar to alcohol but less intoxicating, for treating essential
tremor. Results of two previous NIH studies have shown this agent to be
promising as a potential new treatment.
Other NINDS-funded grantees are studying two antidepressant medications,
paroxetine and venlafaxine, to see if they can help control depression in
Parkinson's disease and affect motor symptoms such as tremor, stiffness,
slowness, and loss of balance.
An additional NINDS study will examine how dextromethorphan, a drug that
alters reflexes of the larynx (voice box), might reduce voice symptoms in people
with voice disorders, including vocal tremor. This study will compare the
effects of dextromethorphan, lorazepam (a tranquilizer), and a placebo in
patients with four types of voice disorders.
Where can I get more information?
For more information on neurological disorders or research programs funded by
the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, contact the
Institute's Brain Resources and Information Network (BRAIN) at:
BRAIN
P.O. Box 5801
Bethesda, MD 20824
(800) 352-9424
http://www.ninds.nih.gov
Information also is available from the following organizations:
International Essential Tremor Foundation
P.O. Box 14005
Lenexa, KS 66285-4005
staff@essentialtremor.org
http://www.essentialtremor.org
Tel: 913-341-3880 888-387-3667
Fax: 913-341-1296
WE MOVE (Worldwide Education & Awareness for Movement Disorders)
204 West 84th Street
New York, NY 10024
wemove@wemove.org
http://www.wemove.org
Tel: 212-875-8312 866-546-3136
Fax: 212-875-8389
Tremor Action Network
P.O. Box 5013
Pleasanton, CA 94566-5013
tremor@tremoraction.org
http://www.tremoraction.org
Tel: 510-681-6565 925-462-0111
Fax: 925-369-0485
National Ataxia Foundation (NAF)
2600 Fernbrook Lane North Suite 119 br>
Minneapolis, MN 55447-4752
naf@ataxia.org
http://www.ataxia.org
Tel: 763-553-0020
Fax: 763-553-0167
SOURCE: National Institutes of Health (www.nih.gov)
Last Editorial Review: 12/19/2007
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