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Essential Tremor

 Syn. ET

Signs & Symptoms

 Arms involvement
Ref: Uptodate [ Essential tremor: Clinical features and diagnosis] Harrison [ 3133]
Hands involvement
Ref: Uptodate [ Essential tremor: Clinical features and diagnosis] Harrison [ 3133]
Upper extremities involvement
Ref: Uptodate [ Essential tremor: Clinical features and diagnosis] Harrison [ 3133]
Relieved by small amounts of alcohol #Criteria
Note: tremor should be the only neurologic manifestation of ET
Ref: Uptodate [ Essential tremor: Clinical features and diagnosis] Harrison [ 3133]

Physical Examination

 Movements increase at the very end of goal-directed movements
Note: Such as drinking from a glass or finger-to-nose testing
Ref: Uptodate [ Essential tremor: Clinical features and diagnosis]
Bilateral
Ref: Harrison [ 3133]
Variable amplitude of movements
Ref: Uptodate [ Essential tremor: Clinical features and diagnosis]

Lab / Serology

Imagin Study

Complication

Risk Factors

 Age > 75
Ref: Harrison [ 3133]

Cause

Other