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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.
The facts * Essential tremor, sometimes called benign or familial tremor, is an uncontrollable shaking in the hands and forearms.
Nance: Essential tremor, also known as benign essential tremor, familial tremor, and senile tremor, is the most common movement disorder seen in the United States.
 
 
 
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