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familial tremor

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familial tremor.
familial tremor
Neurology A benign possibly AD disorder with a familial tendency characterized by tremors that worsen with activity and purposeful movement, especially in older persons, affecting 1:15,000. Cf Essential tremor.


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Unlike Parkinson''s, familial tremor does not affect the legs, and the two illnesses respond to different drugs.
Also called familial tremor because it is sometimes inherited, it can begin in the teens or in middle age.
 
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