If your hand routinely shakes when you hold a drink, sign your name or tap a number into your cellphone, you may fear that you’re experiencing signs of Parkinson’s disease. But what you’re more likely ...

This week we are going to discuss tremors in the individual, particularly hand tremors which are caused by a variety of conditions. Have you ever noticed someone tremoring for no apparent reason? Many ...

A 76-year-old man makes an appointment for an evaluation of shakiness. The patient’s past medical history is notable for hypertension, depression and mild COPD ...

A wrist-worn, AI-driven transcutaneous peripheral nerve stimulator is linked to greater improvement in patients with ...

Neurologist Dr. Kunal Sood highlights crucial early signs of neurological disorders like Parkinson's and dementia, often dismissed as fatigue or age. Subtle tremors, memory lapses, and coordination ...

Dear Dr. Gott: My brother, age 55, has shaking hands only when carrying out an activity, such as writing or eating. He cannot bait a hook. This problem, which has affected him since childhood, is ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 76 years old, and I have had an essential tremor for over six years. It has progressively gotten stronger, mainly in my hands. I have been reading about an MR-guided focused ...

Essential tremor, on the other hand, is what Boggess calls "a tremor of intention." "When you want to do something, the tremor becomes more pronounced." ET differs from Parkinson's in another way as ...

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have benign essential tremor. Friends and family are convinced I have Parkinson's disease because of the tremor in my hands, head and voice. Will you please explain the difference?

People with essential tremor (ET) have nearly three times increased risk of developing dementia compared with the general population, new research showed. In a prospective, longitudinal study, ...