Tag: Essential tremor

1. Cerebellar tremor: lesion on one side of the cerebellum produces a tremor in that same side of the body?
2. Dystonic tremor: is often relieved after ingestion of small amount of ethanol?
3. Parkinsonian tremor: allmost allways starts bilatarally?
4. Essential tremor: may be accompanied by other manifestations of ataxia?
5. Psychogenic tremor: it usually decreases or disappears when the patient is distracted?
6. Cerebellar tremor: finger-nose test is positive?

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1. Bilateral, mostly symmetrical postural or kinetic tremor in hands or forearms?
2. May be aggravated by emotional stress, fatigue, hypoglycemia or caffeine?
3. One of the characteristic presentations is isolated voice tremor?
4. Is not associated with rigidity, slowness of movement, or difficulty with walking?
5. Ethanol in small doses characteristically improves tremor?
6. Additional or isolated head tremor (yes-yes or no-no) may be found?

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