Tremor resident survival guide

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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
Overview
Causes
FIRE
Diagnosis
Treatment
Do's
Don'ts

Overview

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Causes

Postural Tremors Resting Tremors Intention Tremors Complex Tremors
Postural tremor occurs when the patient maintains a specific posture such as holding the arms outstretched or while standing.
Alcohol & drug withdrawl
Metabolic causes
  • Parkinson disease
  • Parkinsonian syndromes
  • Midbrain (rubral) tremor
  • Wilson disease
  • Severe essential tremor
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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