Diseases

Essential Tremor

A relatively common disorder characterized by a fairly specific pattern of tremors which are most prominent in the upper extremities and neck, inducing titubations of the head. The tremor is usually mild, but when severe may be disabling. An autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance may occur in some families (i.e., familial tremor). (Mov Disord 1988;13(1):5-10)

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A relatively common disorder characterized by a fairly specific pattern of tremors which are most prominent in the upper extremities and neck, inducing titubations of the head. The tremor is usually mild, but when severe may be disabling. An autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance may occur in some families (i.e., familial tremor). (Mov Disord 1988;13(1):5-10)

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  • Benign Essential Tremor
  • Benign Essential Tremors
  • Essential Tremor, Benign
  • Essential Tremors
  • Essential Tremors, Benign
  • Tremor, Benign Essential
  • Tremor, Essential
  • Tremors, Benign Essential
  • Tremors, Essential
  • Familial Tremor
  • Hereditary Essential Tremor
  • Familial Tremors
  • Tremor, Familial
  • Tremors, Familial

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Tremor (1966-1999)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Essential Tremor. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020329. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020329
  2. Essential Tremor. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_tremor
  3. Essential Tremor. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q693519