Essential tremor

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Description of Essential tremor

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Essential tremor: An inherited disorder characterized by fine shaking of the head, hand and face.

Essential tremor: A relatively common disorder characterized by a fairly specific pattern of tremors which are most prominent in the upper extremities and neck, inducing titubations of the head. The tremor is usually mild, but when severe may be disabling. An autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance may occur in some families (i.e., familial tremor). (Mov Disord 1988;13(1):5-10)
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Essential tremor: A relatively common disorder characterized by a fairly specific pattern of tremors which are most prominent in the upper extremities and neck, inducing titubations of the head. The tremor is usually mild, but when severe may be disabling. An autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance may occur in some families (i.e., familial tremor). (Mov Disord 1988;13(1):5-10).
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Essential tremor: Article Excerpts

Tremor, or uncontrollable shaking, is a common symptom of neurological disorders such as Parkinson disease, head trauma, and stroke....(Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)

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Essential tremor: Related Disease Topics

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• Benign essential tremor
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• OMIM - TREMOR, HEREDITARY ESSENTIAL, 2; ETM2
• OMIM - TREMOR, HEREDITARY ESSENTIAL, 1; ETM1
• eMedicine - Essential Tremor : Article by Deborah Burke, MD

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