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Tremor in Pediatric Populations: Clinical Characteristics, Differential Diagnosis, and Management Challenges

Christine M Ghadery1, Carolina Gorodetsky2, Anthony E Lang1

  • 1Department of Medicine, Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease, University Health Network and the Division of Neurology; University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
|March 25, 2025
PubMed

Insights

Pediatric tremors, often overlooked, require more research. This review synthesizes current knowledge on childhood tremors, highlighting diagnostic and management challenges due to limited pediatric-specific data.

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Pediatrics

Background:

  • Tremor is a hyperkinetic movement disorder characterized by rhythmic, involuntary oscillations.
  • It can manifest in neonates and children, either in isolation or with other neurological conditions.
  • Pediatric tremors are underrepresented in medical literature.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To offer a clinically relevant overview of pediatric tremors.
  • To consolidate current literature on childhood tremor disorders.

Main Methods:

  • Literature search of PubMed until February 2024.
  • Included studies in English using keywords: pediatric tremor, deep brain stimulation, focused ultrasound.
  • Reviewed data from 65 articles.

Main Results:

  • Focused on tremor classification, causes, clinical presentation, and treatment.
  • Identified specific tremor types unique to or persisting from childhood into adulthood.
  • Highlighted challenges in pediatric tremor management.

Conclusions:

  • Some pediatric tremors persist into adulthood, while others are exclusive to childhood.
  • A significant gap exists in pediatric-specific epidemiological and clinical studies.
  • Clinical decisions for pediatric tremors often rely on adult data, posing challenges for pediatricians.
Abstract

Keywords:
Wilson's diseasedystonic tremoressential tremorneonatal tremorshuddering

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