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The present study explores the possibility that this tremor is associated with various other features reminiscent of those occurring in syndromic FXTAS.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Sample\/methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study analyzed the data from an Australian cohort of 48 asymptomatic premutation women. We utilized spiral drawings from CRST, representing action tremor; the CRST total tremor; and ICARS- kinetic tremors\/cerebellar ataxia scales. Cognitive tests (involving executive functioning) included SDMT, TMT, two subtests of the WAIS-III: MR and Similarities. Spearman Rank correlations assessed the relationships between the above measures, and the Chi-square tested hypothesis about the association between the white matter hyperintensities (<jats:italic>wmhs<\/jats:italic>) in the splenium of corpus callosum assessed from MR images and spiral drawings scores.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The spiral drawing scores were significantly correlated with all three non-verbal cognitive test scores, and with the CRST scores; the latter correlated with all four cognitive test measures. Similarities (verbal) scores correlated with CRST, ICARS, and with the remaining cognitive scores. 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