Management of Essential Tremor prioritizes functional improvement over symptom elimination, and protocols begin with propranolol or primidone.

Duke neurologists have now begun a non-invasive program to minimize or eliminate essential tremors. It's a condition that causes uncontrollable shaking of the hands, often seen in patients with ...

Researchers in the Okanagan have developed a device promising to dramatically reduce the uncontrollable movements associated ...

Imagine not being able to hold your hot cup of coffee in the morning. Your hands shake so much, you can’t hold a spoon well enough to eat ice cream. It’s your loved one's birthday, and you want to ...

UNC Health is celebrating the addition of new technology to the hospital system in Chapel Hill, more than five years after efforts began to offer high-intensity focused ultrasounds. High-intensity ...

A neural pathway known as the "tremor network" regulates movement and runs between the motor cortex (A), thalamus (B) and cerebellum (C). Messages need to flow smoothly along this network, before ...

A woman who set up a support group for people with tremors says there needs to be more awareness of the condition. After being diagnosed with essential tremor - a neurological condition causing ...

Essential tremor (ET), a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary, rhythmic shaking of the hands and head, is one of the most common movement disorders, affecting an estimated 2.2% of the ...