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Definition of Essential tremor

1. Noun. Tremor of unknown cause (usually of the hands and head) that develops in older people; often mistaken for Parkinsonism but is not life-threatening and can usually be kept under control.

Medical Definition of Essential tremor

1. A tremor that is associated with purposeful movement or motor activity. Essential tremor is the most common form of tremor with no identifiable cause. Stress, anxiety and the use of stimulants (for example caffeine, decongestants) can often make the tremor worse. Treatment is usually not necessary for this benign condition. (27 Sep 1997)

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Literary usage of Essential tremor

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by American Neurological Association, Philadelphia Neurological Society, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association, Boston Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (1916)
"A CASE OF " essential tremor " WITH A NEW TREATMENT By Walter B. Swift, MD A case that ... In brief, a marked case of "essential tremor" is treated ..."

2. Annual of the Universal Medical Sciences edited by [Anonymus AC02809657] (1893)
"Raymond, of Paris, J^., discusses hereditary essential tremor, considering it a singular form rarely seen, and probably as incurable as paralysis agitans, ..."

3. Transactions (1899)
"Tremor is a symptom, and has been roughly divided into two classes, essential tremor and intentional tremor. essential tremor finds its typical expression ..."

4. A Textbook of nervous diseases for students and practicing physicians: In by Robert Bing, Charles Lewis Allen (1921)
"27. t^^ Hereditary Family essential tremor. Handwriting. Л. Before treatment. B. During treatment. The tremor may be stationary, may progress, or, rarely, ..."

5. Medical Diagnosis: With Special Reference to Practical Medicine : a Guide to by Jacob Mendes Da Costa (1900)
"... of functional tremor which is found to be unconnected with any obvious cause and may last through life. This essential tremor, to call it by that name, ..."

6. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by Philadelphia Neurological Society, American Neurological Association, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association (1900)
"Simple or essential tremor includes a group of cases for which no cause can be discovered. Tremor is the only symptom; it persists for years, ..."

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