Tremor natural history, complications and prognosis

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

Overview

Essential tremor and Parkinson's disease worsens with time, treatment helps to minimize symptoms. Physiologic tremors and drug-induced tremor do not worsen with time and can be controlled. Tremors may be mild or can be very disabling for some patients. Patients with tremors have shown to have decrease quality of life physically and mentally as compared to healthy population.

Natural history, Complications and Prognosis

Natural History

  • Tremor is not a life-threatening condition. However, if not symptomatically treated it can cause severe physical, mental and social disabilities depending on the intensity of tremors.
  • Essential tremor and Parkinson's disease generally worsen with time. Physiologic tremor and drug induced tremor do not worsen with time and can be controlled.[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Puschmann, Andreas; Wszolek, Zbigniew (2011). "Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Forms of Tremor". Seminars in Neurology. 31 (01): 065–077. doi:10.1055/s-0031-1271312. ISSN 0271-8235.
  2. Lorenz D, Schwieger D, Moises H, Deuschl G (2006). "Quality of life and personality in essential tremor patients". Mov Disord. 21 (8): 1114–8. doi:10.1002/mds.20884. PMID 16622851.
  3. Smeltere, Ligita; Kuzņecovs, Vladimirs; Erts, Renārs (2017). "Depression and social phobia in essential tremor and Parkinson's disease". Brain and Behavior. 7 (9): e00781. doi:10.1002/brb3.781. ISSN 2162-3279.
  4. Elble, Rodger J. (2013). "What is Essential Tremor?". Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports. 13 (6). doi:10.1007/s11910-013-0353-4. ISSN 1528-4042.
  5. Rajput AH, Adler CH, Shill HA, Rajput A (2012). "Essential tremor is not a neurodegenerative disease". Neurodegener Dis Manag. 2 (3): 259–268. doi:10.2217/nmt.12.23. PMC 3478956. PMID 23105950.