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Clinical data, including gender, age at onset, family history, associated disorders, and response to treatment, were collected for consecutive patients diagnosed with childhood-onset ET at the Movement Disorders Clinic at Baylor College of Medicine.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Results. Of the 39 patients with ET, 29 (74.4%) were male. The mean age at onset was 8.8 \u00b1 5.0 years, and the mean age at evaluation was 20.3 \u00b1 14.4 years. A family history of tremor was noted for 79.5% of the patients. Eighteen (46.2%) had some neurologic comorbidity, such as dystonia, which was noted for 11 patients (28.2%). Only 24 of the patients (61.5%) were treated with a specific antitremor medication; 5 of the 12 patients treated with propranolol experienced improvement.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Conclusions. Concomitant movement disorders, such as dystonia, are common among patients with childhood-onset ET, which supports the concept that ET is a heterogeneous disorder. 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