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The cross-sectional association among regional WMHs and the severity of tremor and non-motor symptoms were assessed within each group.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Compared with the pure ET subgroup, the ET plus subgroup demonstrated higher TETRAS scores, NMSS scores, and lower MMSE scores (all <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05). Periventricular and lobar WMHs' loads of pure ET subgroup intermediated between NC subjects and ET plus subgroup. WMHs in the frontal horn independently increased the odds of ET (OR = 1.784, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001). The age (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.021), WMHs in the frontal lobe (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.014), and WMHs in the occipital lobe (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.020) showed a significant impact on TETRAS part II scores in the ET plus subgroup. However, only the disease duration was positively associated with TETRAS part II scores in patients with pure ET (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.028). In terms of non-motor symptoms, NMSS scores of total patients with ET were associated with disease duration (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.029), TETRAS part I scores (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.017), and WMH scores in the frontal lobe (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.033). MMSE scores were associated with age (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.027), body mass index (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.006), education level (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), and WMHs in the body of the lateral ventricle (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.005).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our results indicated that the WMHs in the frontal horn could lead to an increased risk of developing ET. WMHs may be used to differentiate pure ET and ET plus. Furthermore, WMHs in the frontal and occipital lobes are strong predictors of worse tremor severity in the ET plus subgroup. 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