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===Common Causes===
===Common Causes===
Common [[causes]] include: <ref name="pmid21321834">{{cite journal| author=Puschmann A, Wszolek ZK| title=Diagnosis and treatment of common forms of tremor. | journal=Semin Neurol | year= 2011 | volume= 31 | issue= 1 | pages= 65-77 | pmid=21321834 | doi=10.1055/s-0031-1271312 | pmc=3907068 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21321834  }} </ref><ref name="pmid14596441">{{cite journal| author=Smaga S| title=Tremor. | journal=Am Fam Physician | year= 2003 | volume= 68 | issue= 8 | pages= 1545-52 | pmid=14596441 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=14596441  }} </ref>
*Enhanced [[physiologic tremor]]
*Enhanced [[physiologic tremor]]
*[[Essential tremor]]
*[[Essential tremor]]
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*[[Fatigue]]
*[[Fatigue]]
*[[Aging]]
*[[Aging]]
*[[Orthostatic]] tremor
===Less Common Causes===
===Less Common Causes===
Less common cause include:<ref name="EliasShah2014">{{cite journal|last1=Elias|first1=W. Jeffrey|last2=Shah|first2=Binit B.|title=Tremor|journal=JAMA|volume=311|issue=9|year=2014|pages=948|issn=0098-7484|doi=10.1001/jama.2014.1397}}</ref>
*[[Wilson's disease]]
*[[Wilson's disease]]
*[[Multiple sclerosis]]
*[[Multiple sclerosis]]
*[[Alcoholism]]
*[[Alcohol]] [[withdrawal]] tremor
*[[Hyperthyroidism]]
*[[Hyperthyroidism]]
*[[Mercury]] [[poisoning]]
*[[Mercury]] [[poisoning]]
*[[Liver]] or [[kidney failure]]
*[[Liver]] or [[kidney failure]]
*[[Drug]] Induced Tremors
*[[Drug]] Induced Tremors
 
*[[Orthostatic]] tremor
{| class="wikitable"
| '''Common Cause of Tremor''' ||  '''Type of Tremor''' || '''Main Feature of Disease'''
|-
| [[Essential tremor]] || Action - Postural Tremor ||  Weakness, [[hyporeflexia]], lack of normal muscle tone
|-
| [[Parkinson’s disease]] || Resting Tremor || Slow movement, [[stooped posture]], difficulty walking, [[rigidity]] [[imbalance]], [[depression]], [[apathy]]
|-
| [[Wilson's disease]] || Unilateral [[upper motor neuron]] || Weakness, reduced range of motion, decreased fine motor control of tongue & lips
|-
| [[Multiple sclerosis]] || [[Cerebellum]] || Poorly coordinated movements of speech mechanism, scanning/drunken speech
|-
| [[Hypoglycemia]] || [[Basal ganglia]] || Quick involuntary movements (hyperkinesis)
|-
| [[Alcoholism]] || Action - Postural Tremor || Less movement (hypokinesis), increased muscle tone
|-
| [[Hyperthyroidism]] || Action - Postural Tremor || Mixed presentation
|}
 
===Less Common Causes===


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Reflist|2}}
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[[Category:Primary care]]
[[Category:Signs and symptoms]]
[[Category:Medicine]]

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Zehra Malik, M.B.B.S[2]

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Common causes of tremor in primary care include enhanced physiologic tremor, essential tremor, and Parkinson’s disease.

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Common causes include: [1][2]

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Less common cause include:[3]

References

  1. Puschmann A, Wszolek ZK (2011). "Diagnosis and treatment of common forms of tremor". Semin Neurol. 31 (1): 65–77. doi:10.1055/s-0031-1271312. PMC 3907068. PMID 21321834.
  2. Smaga S (2003). "Tremor". Am Fam Physician. 68 (8): 1545–52. PMID 14596441.
  3. Elias, W. Jeffrey; Shah, Binit B. (2014). "Tremor". JAMA. 311 (9): 948. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.1397. ISSN 0098-7484.