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Tremor.

Sharon Smaga1

  • 1Department of Family and Community Medicine, SIU Family Practice Center, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale, Illinois 62901, USA. ssmaga@siumed.edu

American Family Physician
|November 5, 2003
PubMed
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Tremor is the most common movement disorder, characterized by rhythmic body part oscillations. Diagnosis relies on clinical history and physical examination, not advanced imaging.

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Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Movement Disorders

Background:

  • Tremor is the most common movement disorder, involving involuntary, rhythmic oscillations of body parts.
  • Tremors are broadly classified into rest tremors and action tremors (postural, isometric, kinetic).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe clinical signs and symptoms of six common tremor syndromes.
  • To present a detailed diagnostic approach for tremor identification and classification.

Main Methods:

  • Review of clinical signs and symptoms of six tremor syndromes: physiologic, essential, Parkinson's disease, toxic/drug-induced, cerebellar, and psychogenic.
  • Emphasis on the diagnostic utility of patient history and physical examination.

Main Results:

  • Six distinct tremor syndromes are detailed, highlighting their unique clinical presentations.

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  • History and physical examination are identified as the primary diagnostic tools for tremor classification.

    • Conclusions:

    • Accurate diagnosis and classification of tremor syndromes depend heavily on thorough clinical evaluation.
    • Current advanced imaging technologies lack widespread applicability for routine tremor diagnosis.