Tremor
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Tremors are unintentional trembling or shaking movements in one or more parts of your body. Most tremors occur in the hands. You can also have arm, head, face, vocal cord, trunk and leg tremors. Tremors are most common in middle-aged and older people, but anyone can have them.
Tremors commonly occur in otherwise healthy people. Sometimes, however, nerve diseases such as Parkinson's disease or dystonia, an overactive thyroid, or certain medicines can cause them. Heavy drinking, because it kills certain nerve cells, can cause tremors, too. Some forms are inherited and run in families. Others have no known cause.
There is no cure for most tremors. Treatment to relieve them depends on their cause. In many cases, medicines and sometimes surgical procedures can reduce or stop tremors and improve muscle control. Tremors are not life threatening. However, they can be embarrassing and make it hard to perform daily tasks.
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Halting tremors
telegram.com — “For a decade, Eleanor Buchinski's hands trembled so badly she could not drink without a straw, cook without spilling food all over her stove or sign her name. The 77-year-old Plainville woman has essential tremor, a disorder that causes her hands to shake uncontrollably.” View full resource at telegram.com
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Mayo Clinic - Essential Tremor: A Treatable Tremor
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New Discovery On Cause Of Tremor
medicalnewstoday.com — “In a new discovery, UK scientists have found a mechanism in the spine that counteracts the brain waves that produce tremor: they suggest the discovery could help around 1 million people in the U” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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Detecting Early Signs Of Tremor
medicalnewstoday.com — “Sensitive new quantitive methods could be used to detect small signs of increased tremor and impaired motor skills caused by exposure to certain metals, and to follow up the treatment of neurologi” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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Essential Tremor on #MDlinx
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Essential Tremor on #MDlinx
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Tremors: Learning to stop the shakes
nursingcenter.com — “- A tremor is a common, abnormal, involuntary movement of muscles that may be noted during a routine physical exam. It is defined as an unintentional rhythmical oscillatory movement of a body par” View full resource at nursingcenter.com
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Treating Tremors With Ultrasound
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Neurosurgeons are using #ultrasound to help stop certain types of #tremors. #SurgeryNotNecessary http://t.co/RrIDrcdo
Gamma Knife Relieves Uncontrollable Tremors
webmd.com — “Using a gamma knife to target brain cells that work overtime in people with tremors relieved uncontrollable shaking in more than 80% of patients in whom it was tested.” View full resource at webmd.com
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Sound Waves Cures Grandmother's Tremors
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ingentaconnect Pharmacological Management of Essential Tremor
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Nursing Article | Essential Tremor
mdlinx.com — “Treatment of patients with essential tremor : The Lancet Neurology” View full resource at mdlinx.com
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Essential Tremor & Parkinson Disease -
forum.parkinson.org — “I am a 56 year old male who had essential tremor since the age of 17. I have been seeing a neurologist for the past 8 years regarding my essential tr...” View full resource at forum.parkinson.org
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MS Tremor of Intent - Multiple Sclerosis Blog
everydayhealth.com — “Intention Tremor, however, is the tremor symptom which occurs most commonly in people living with multiple sclerosis.” View full resource at everydayhealth.com
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Tremor: Movement Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition
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