TY - JOUR
T1 - Tremor disorders
T2 - Identification and treatment
AU - Louis, Elan D.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by Federal Grant NIH NS01863 and the Paul Beeson Physician Faculty Scholars in Aging Research Awxd.
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - Tremor, one of the most common neurological disorders, may be defined simply as a rhythmic and sinusoidal movement. The abundant array of tremors may be classified along multiple axes, and this results in a nosology which can be confusing to the novice. In general, however, all tremors may be simply classified as either rest tremors or action tremors. This review focuses on some of the more common tremor disorders as well as those that are most relevant to clinical psychiatrists. The most common cause of rest tremor is Parkinson's disease, treated with levodopa, amantadine, and anticholinergic agents. The most common cause of action tremor is physiologic tremor and essential tremor, treated with propranolol and primidone. The major indications for treating tremor are social embarrassment or functional disability.
AB - Tremor, one of the most common neurological disorders, may be defined simply as a rhythmic and sinusoidal movement. The abundant array of tremors may be classified along multiple axes, and this results in a nosology which can be confusing to the novice. In general, however, all tremors may be simply classified as either rest tremors or action tremors. This review focuses on some of the more common tremor disorders as well as those that are most relevant to clinical psychiatrists. The most common cause of rest tremor is Parkinson's disease, treated with levodopa, amantadine, and anticholinergic agents. The most common cause of action tremor is physiologic tremor and essential tremor, treated with propranolol and primidone. The major indications for treating tremor are social embarrassment or functional disability.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1082-7579(97)00063-0
DO - 10.1016/S1082-7579(97)00063-0
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:24044496257
SN - 1082-7579
VL - 2
SP - 172
EP - 176
JO - Medical Update for Psychiatrists
JF - Medical Update for Psychiatrists
IS - 6
ER -