Benign essential tremor syndrome: A condition characterized mainly by tremor affecting usually then hands and head and the tremors may then slowly progress to other parts of the body. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Benign essential tremor syndrome is available below.
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Benign essential tremor syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Benign essential tremor syndrome, or a subtype of Benign essential tremor syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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