Neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease tremor‐dominant subtype: A mimicker of essential tremor

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The GGC repeat expansion in the NOTCH2NLC gene has been identified as the genetic cause of neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease (NIID). Recently, this repeat expansion was also reported to be associated with essential tremor (ET). However, some patients with this repeat expansion, initially diagnosed with ET, were eventually diagnosed with NIID. Therefore, controversy remains regarding...