Category: Essential Tremor

Essential tremor (ET) is the most common movement disorder. While ET can occur in the absence of a family history of tremors, anywhere from 17% to upwards of 50% of cases appear to run in families. According to the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), first degree relatives (parent, sibling, child) of some with ET keep reading

Essential tremor (ET) is the most common movement disorder, affecting millions of people. Roughly half of those with ET either find that medications like Primidone or Propranolol aren’t effective, or they don’t like the side effects. Therefore, many of them consider a neurosurgery procedure called thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS). The Thalamus The thalamus is keep reading

The world of tremors is filled with mysteries and puzzles. Not even the best medical professionals can unravel every person’s unique situation. According to one source, general neurologists treating tremor have a diagnostic error rate of 25% to 35%.i This is partly due to the fact that there are different categories of tremors, and there keep reading

When you look at the number 1024 what comes to mind? Probably not much (unless you’re a fan of the logic game called 1024). As it happens, 1024 has power—mathematically speaking. It is the number 210 or two to the tenth power. It is also 32 squared (322). Mathematicians love stuff like this, right? 1024 keep reading

MRI-guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) was approved by the FDA in July 2016 for the treatment of essential tremor (ET) that does not respond to medication. Since about half of those with ET find that medication either doesn’t work, or stops working after a period of time, or they don’t like the side effects, the idea keep reading

I want to introduce this blog in an unusual way by starting with autism. A 2016 news item reported: The genetic risk for autism exists in every person, scientists today revealed. As a result, the principal signs of autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) are seen in each individual – just to varying degrees. Those with the most keep reading

It seems like nearly every day brings some new health issue to be concerned about. If it isn’t mosquito-borne disease, it’s distracted drivers on their cell phones. Then there’s head trauma. This was brought to popular awareness by the movie “Concussion,” based on a real-life story about the doctor who identified extreme brain damage among keep reading

Category: Essential tremor Key words: Essential tremor, research, brain abnormality, tremor progression, systemic treatment, neurosurgery, MRI-guided focused ultrasound, deep brain stimulation, support group 5 Key Points to Keep in Mind about Essential Tremor Millions of people have involuntary, uncontrollable tremors of the hands, head, voice or other body parts. When tremors are not the result keep reading

Essential tremor (ET) is a functional movement disorder that is often incorrectly diagnosed as Parkinson’s disease (PD). While it might be said that PD, which also causes tremors, has a higher “public profile” than ET, the fact is that nearly ten times as many people have ET. There is quite a financial discrepancy between PD keep reading