Tremor, FXTAS and Klinefelter Syndrome
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Patients with Klinefelter syndrome have a higher prevalence of postural and action tremor that the general population, but are typically diagnosed before developing tremor. We here report a 68 year old patient diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome while being tested for FXTAS and review the available literature on this subject.
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تاریخ انتشار 2014