Essential tremor information

Essential tremor is a movement disorder caused by a problem in the brain, whereby the sufferer cannot stop their hands or body from shaking. It is a degenerative condition that gets worse over time, eventually leaving the person unable to care for themselves. Essential tremor is not limited to older people as it can occur in children and runs in families. It is commonly mistaken for Parkinson's disease, and there is no cure, only therapies to help decrease the severity of the tremor.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by The Weekly

Related Disease Topics:

• Essential tremor
• Movement disorder
• Degenerative condition
• Parkinson's disease

Related Symptom Topics:

• Shaking
• Tremor

Article Source Details

About: Essential tremor information

Date: 28 December 2005

Source: The Weekly

URL: http://www.theweekly.com/news/2005/December/28/essential_tremor.html

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Cause of tremor
• Cause of shaking
• Cause of involuntary movement
• Cause of movement
• Cause of movement disorder
• Cause of degenerative condition
• Cause of essential tremor
• Cause of disability
• Misdiagnosis (type of Medical misadventure)
• Misdiagnosis and essential tremor
• Misdiagnosis and Parkinson's disease
• Misdiagnosis and tremor
• Misdiagnosis and shaking
• Misdiagnosis and involuntary movement
• Misdiagnosis and movement disorder
• Misdiagnosis and degenerative disease
• Medication
• Medication and tremor
• Medication and essential tremor
• Medication and shaking
• Medication and movement disorder
• Medication and involuntary movement

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