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* Parkinson disease | |||
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|'''Essential Tremors''': Essential tremor Progressively persistent coarse or fine, slow (4–8 Hz) tremor, usually symmetric and affecting both upper extremities and sometimes the head and voice, particularly in patients with a family history of tremor | |||
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|'''Physiological Tremor''' :Fine, rapid (8–13 Hz) tremor that occurs in otherwise healthy people and may be enhanced by certain drugs or conditions | |||
Usually, suppression of tremor with low doses of alcohol and other sedatives | |||
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Revision as of 06:36, 22 September 2020
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Usman Ali Akbar, M.B.B.S.[2]
| Tremors resident survival guide Microchapters |
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| Overview |
| Causes |
| FIRE |
| Diagnosis |
| Treatment |
| Do's |
| Don'ts |
Overview
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Causes
| Postural Tremors | Resting Tremors | Intention Tremors | Complex Tremors |
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| Postural tremor occurs when the patient maintains a specific posture such as holding the arms outstretched or while standing. | |||
| Alcohol & drug withdrawl | |||
Metabolic causes
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| Essential Tremors: Essential tremor Progressively persistent coarse or fine, slow (4–8 Hz) tremor, usually symmetric and affecting both upper extremities and sometimes the head and voice, particularly in patients with a family history of tremor | |||
| Physiological Tremor :Fine, rapid (8–13 Hz) tremor that occurs in otherwise healthy people and may be enhanced by certain drugs or conditions
Usually, suppression of tremor with low doses of alcohol and other sedatives |
Diagnosis
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Treatment
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Do's
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Don'ts
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