What is Tremor?

What is Tremor?

Tremors are an abnormal condition in which a person experiences involuntary muscle movements that can occur in a ...more »

• Tremor: Involuntary trembling most commonly of the hands.
• Tremor: Tremor is the shaking movement of the whole body or just a certain part of it, often caused by problems of the neurons responsible for muscle action. (from Wikipedia)
  Source - Diseases Database
• Tremor: an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear).
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Tremor: Introduction

Types of Tremor:

Types of Tremor:

• Resting tremor - when tremor occurs in resting positions
• Postural tremor - when tremor results from attempts to maintain postures.
  • Physiological tremor
  • Essential tremor
  • Tremor with basal ganglia disease
  • Cerebellar postural tremor
  • Tremor with peripheral neuropathy
  • Post-traumatic tremor
  • Alcoholic tremor
• Kinetic tremor - also called action tremor, results when making a motion.
• Task-specific tremor - occurs when writing, speaking, or standing.
  • Writing tremor
  • Vocal tremor
  • Orthostatic tremor
• Hysterical tremor - also called psychogenic tremor; reduces when person is distracted.
• Drug-induced tremor
• more types...»

Broader types of Tremor:

• Brain conditions
• Movement conditions
• Nervous system conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions
• Muscle conditions
• Tremor conditions
• more types...»

How serious is Tremor?

Prognosis of Tremor: Tremor is not fatal, but prognosis more commonly depends on the underlying disorder causing tremor.
Complications of Tremor: see complications of Tremor

What causes Tremor?

Causes of Tremor: see causes of Tremor

What are the symptoms of Tremor?

Symptoms of Tremor: see symptoms of Tremor

Complications of Tremor: see complications of Tremor

Tremor: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Tremor.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Tremor.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Tremor: Neurologist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Tremor.
Treatments for Tremor: see treatments for Tremor
Research for Tremor: see research for Tremor

Society issues for Tremor

Hospitalization statistics for Tremor: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Tremor:

• 0.001% (158) of hospital consultant episodes were for essential tremor in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 86% of hospital consultant episodes for essential tremor required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 44% of hospital consultant episodes for essential tremor were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 56% of hospital consultant episodes for essential tremor were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 47% of hospital consultant episodes for essential tremor required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Tremor:

Organs and body systems related to Tremor include:

• Nerves
• Brain
• Hands

Name and Aliases of Tremor

Main name of condition: Tremor

Shudder
Source - WordNet 2.1

Tremor: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Tremor:

• Resting tremor
• Action tremor
• Parkinson's disease
• Benign essential tremor
• Flapping tremors
• Hepatic encepahalopathy
• Renal failure
• Respiratory failure

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