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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Naresh Mullaguri, M.B.B.S. [2]

Overview

Tremor[1] is generally caused by problems in parts of the brain or spinal cord that control muscles throughout the body or in particular areas, such as the hands. Neurological disorders or conditions that can produce tremor include multiple sclerosis, stroke, traumatic brain injury and neurodegenerative diseases that damage or destroy parts of the brainstem or the cerebellum. Other causes include the use of some drugs (such as amphetamines, caffeine, corticosteroids, and drugs used for certain psychiatric disorders), alcohol abuse or withdrawal, mercury poisoning, overactive thyroid or liver failure. Tremors can be an indication of hypoglycemia, along with palpitations, sweating and anxiety. Tremor can also be caused from lack of sleep, vitamins, or having too much stress. Deficiencies of magnesium and vitamin B1 have also been known to cause tremor or shaking which resolves when the deficiency is corrected. See magnesium in biology. Some forms of tremor are inherited and run in families, while others have no known cause. Tremors can also be caused by some spider bites i.e. the redback spider of Australia.

Tremor can result from other conditions as well. Alcoholism, excessive alcohol consumption, or alcohol withdrawal can kill certain nerve cells, resulting a tremor known as asterixis. Conversely, small amounts of alcohol may help to decrease familial and essential tremor, but the mechanism behind this is unknown. Tremor in peripheral neuropathy may occur when the nerves that supply the body’s muscles are traumatized by injury, disease, abnormality in the central nervous system, or as the result of systemic illnesses. Peripheral neuropathy can affect the whole body or certain areas, such as the hands, and may be progressive. Resulting sensory loss may be seen as a tremor or ataxia (inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movement) of the affected limbs and problems with gait and balance. Clinical characteristics may be similar to those seen in patients with essential tremor.

Causes

Common Causes

  • Organophosphorous poisoning

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular No underlying causes
Chemical / poisoning 2,4-Dichlorophenol, 3-Aminopyridine, 4-Aminopyridine, Acetylene Dichloride, Acidic dry cell batteries, Acrylamide, Agrocide, Agronexit, Alcohol, Amidithion,Amiton, Aparasin, Aphtiria, Arsenic poisoning, Athyl-gusathion, Azinfos-methyl, Azinfosethyl, Azinophos-methyl, Azinphos, Azinphos-ethyl,Azinphos-methyl, Azinphosmetile, Azothoate, Benhexol, Benoxafos, Bexol, Biphenyl, Bromide, Bromoform, Bromophos, Bromophos-ethyl, Cadusafos, Caffeine poisoning, Carbinoxamine, Carbon disulfide, Carbon tetrachloride, Carbophenothion, Chlordane, Chlordecone, Chloresene, Chlorfenvinphos, Chloromethane, Chloropyrifos, Chlorpyrifos methyl, Cresols, Cresylic acid, Cyanthoate,Phenothrin, DDD, DDT, Demeton, Demeton-methyl, Demeton-O, Demeton-O-methyl, Demeton-S-methyl, Demeton-S-methylsulphon, Dialifos, Diazinon, Diborane, Dichlorvos, Dimethoate, Dioxathion, Diquat dibromide, DisulfiramDisulfoton, Endosulfan, Endothion, Epichlorohydrin, Ethion, Ethoate-methyl, Ethoprophos, Ethyl mercaptan, Ethyl-guthion, Ethylbenzene, Ethylene Dichloride, Etrimfos, Fenchlorphos, Fenitrothion, Fensulfothion, Fenthion, Fipronil, Fluoridated toothpaste, Fonophos, Food additives - MSG, salicylate, sulfite, Formothion, Gasoline, Glaze, Glipizide, Glufosinate, Glycol ether, Guthion (ethyl), Heptachlor, Heptenophos, Iodofenphos, Lead, Lindane, Lobelia poisoning, Malathion, Manganese, Mecarbam, Metaldehyde, Methacrifos, Methamidophos, Methidathion, Methylene chloride, Metiltriazotion, Mevinphos, Mercury poisoning, Mescal poisoning, Minamata disease, Monocrotophos, Monosodium methanarsenate, Nicotine poisoning, Organophosphate insecticide poisoning, Omethoate, Oxydeprofos, Oxydisulfoton, Parathion, Parathion Methyl, Phenkapton, Phenol, Phorate, Phosalone, Phosmet, Phosphamidon, Phosphine, Phoxim, Pirimiphos-methyl, Primiphos methyl, Prothidathion, Prothoate, Pyrethrin, Pyrimitate, Quinalphos, Quintiofos, RDX, Rotenone, Selenium poisoning, Sea Hare poisoning, Sophamide, Sulfotep, Sulfuryl Fluoride, Terbufos, Tetrachloroethane, Thallium, Thallium Sulfate, Thiometon, Tolclofos methyl, Toxaphene, Triazophos, Triazotion, Trichloroethylene, Trifenfos, Tubatoxin poisoning, Vamidothion, Wilson's disease
Dermatologic No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect Amiodarone, Amphetamine, Disulfiram , Dobutamine, Dopamine, Dopexamine, Ephedrine, Epinephrine, Haloperidol[2], Margosa oil, Black Cohosh, Peppermint oil, Sabah vegetable, Isoprenaline, Lidocaine[3], Norepinephrine, Phenylephrine, Reproterol, Salbutamol, Tacrolimus, Trifluperidol, Valproic acid, Venlafaxine Xamoterol
Ear Nose Throat No underlying causes
Endocrine Adrenal adenoma, Adrenal cancer, Adrenal incidentaloma, Adrenal tumor, Diabetes insipidus, Diabetes mellitus, High T4 syndrome, Hyperadrenalism, Hyperthyroidism, Toxic multinodular goiter, Pheochromocytoma, Pituitary tumors
Environmental Minamata disease
Gastroenterologic Cirrhosis of liver
Genetic Chromosome 20p, partial duplication, Friedreich ataxia, Huntington's Disease, Mental retardation X-linked Cabezas type
Hematologic Chediak-Higashi syndrome
Iatrogenic Neuroleptic malignant syndrome, Serotonin Syndrome, Ureterosigmoidostomy
Infectious Disease Central Nervous system protozoal infections like Toxoplasmosis, Sleeping sickness (East african), Sleeping sickness (West african), Meningoencephalitis, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease , Krabbe leukodystrophy, Neurosyphilis, Ramsay Hunt syndrome
Musculoskeletal / Ortho Amish nemaline myopathy
Neurologic Alcoholic cerebellar degeneration, Alcoholic intoxication, Alzheimer's disease, Amyloidosis, oculoleptomeningeal , Aniridia cerebellar ataxia mental deficiency, Anxiety, Basal ganglia calcification, Benign essential tremor, Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, Brain Fag syndrome, Central nervous system protozoal infections, Cerebellar degeneration, Cerebellar disease, Cerebrovascular accident, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Diencephalic syndrome, Drug-induced parkinsonism, Dystonia 1, torsion, autosomal dominant, Dystonia musculorum deformans, Dystonia, Essential tremor, Fatal familial insomnia, Friedreich ataxia, Frontotemporal dementia, Huntington's Disease, Idiopathic dystonia DYT1, Parkinson's disease, Krabbe leukodystrophy, Leukoencephalopathy -- metaphyseal chondrodysplasia, Meningoencephalitis, Mental retardation, X-linked, Cabezas type, Metabolic encephalopathy, Metachromatic leukodystrophy, Multiple sclerosis[4], Multiple system atrophy, Myoclonic epilepsy benign, Neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease, Neurosyphilis, Normokalemic periodic paralysis, Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy, Oppenheim's dystonia, Pallidopyramidal syndrome, Parkinsonism, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, Pick's disease of the brain, Spastic paraparesis deafness, Spinocerebellar ataxia
Nutritional / Metabolic Arginase deficiency, Fucosidosis, Ceroid lipofuscinosis, Holocarboxylase synthetase deficiency, Methylmalonic acidemia with homocystinuria, Motor and cognitive disorder due to sepiapterin reductase deficiency, Mucolipidosis, Purine nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency, Sialidosis, Uraemia, Vitamin B1 deficiency
Obstetric/Gynecologic No underlying causes
Oncologic Adrenal adenoma, Pituitary tumors, Pheochromocytoma, Adrenal incidentaloma
Opthalmologic Optic atrophy
Overdose / Toxicity Dexedrine, Methamphetamine, Lithium toxicity[5]
Psychiatric Hysteria, Anxiety, Psychogenic movement disorders
Pulmonary Respiratory failure
Renal / Electrolyte Hypoglycemia, Hypomagnesemia, Normokalemic periodic paralysis
Rheum / Immune / Allergy No underlying causes
Sexual No underlying causes
Trauma No underlying causes
Urologic No underlying causes
Dental No underlying causes
Miscellaneous Shy-Drager syndrome, Senile, Roussy-Levy syndrome, Salvioli syndrome, Wolfram syndrome, Primary orthostatic tremor[6], Physiologic tremor, Lindsay-Burn syndrome, Lhermitte-McAlpine syndrome, Kennedy's disease, Hypothermia, Da Costa's syndrome, Combarros Calleja Leno syndrome, Cockayne syndrome

Causes in Alphabetical Order

  • 2,4-Dichlorophenol
  • 3-Aminopyridine
  • Acetylene dichloride
  • Acidic dry cell batteries inhalation poisoning
  • Agrocide
  • Agronexit
  • Alcoholic cerebellar degeneration
  • Alcohol intoxication
  • Alcohol-induced disorders
  • Aniridia cerebellar ataxia mental deficiency
  • Aparasin
  • Aphtiria
  • Basal ganglia calcification, idiopathic 1
  • Ben-Hex
  • Benhexol
  • Bexol
  • Brain Fag syndrome
  • Caffeine overdose
  • Central nervous system protozoal infections
  • Cerebellar degeneration
  • Cerebellar disease
  • Chlordecone
  • Chloresene
  • Chromosome 20p, partial duplication
  • Combarros Calleja Leno syndrome
  • Diencephalic syndrome
  • Diquat dibromide
  • Discontinuation syndrome
  • d-Phenothrin
  • Drug-induced parkinsonism
  • Drug-induced tremor
  • Dystonia musculorum deformans 1
  • Ethyl mercaptan
  • Fluoridated toothpaste
  • Food additive adverse reaction- MSG, Salicylate, Sulfite
  • High T4 syndrome
  • Idiopathic dystonia DYT1
  • Leukoencephalopathy -- metaphyseal chondrodysplasia
  • Lhermitte-McAlpine syndrome
  • Lindsay-Burn syndrome
  • Lobelia poisoning
  • Margosa oil overdose
  • Mental retardation, X-linked, Cabezas type
  • Mescal poisoning
  • Monosodium methanarsenate
  • Motor and cognitive disorder due to sepiapterin reductase deficiency
  • Neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease
  • Oppenheim's dystonia
  • Pallidopyramidal syndrome
  • Pathologic tremor
  • Physiologic tremor
  • Primary orthostatic tremor
  • Psychogenic movement disorders
  • Roussy-Levy syndrome
  • Sabah vegetable overdose
  • Salvioli syndrome
  • Sea Hare poisoning
  • Selenium poisoning
  • Spastic paraparesis deafness
  • Sulfuryl fluoride
  • Tubatoxin poisoning


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