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

Ben Duncan’s doctor asked him to draw a spiral on a sheet of notebook paper. Tremors sent his hand shaking and scribbling all over the page as he tried to draw. What was left on the paper told the ...

Katharine Hepburn had it. So did playwright Eugene O'Neill and Sen. Robert Byrd. Essential tremor is a condition that causes involuntary shaking. While it usually develops in middle age, it can start ...

Treatment options for essential tremor include medications, exercises, lifestyle changes, and in severe cases, surgical procedures such as deep brain stimulation. Essential tremor is a neurological ...

Shaky hands, trembling arms, and uncontrollable movements—these symptoms tend to often trigger and suspicion of Parkinson's disease. But while Parkinson's is a recognized neurodegenerative disorder, ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — An estimated 10 million Americans are living with a condition most commonly misdiagnosed as Parkinson’s Disease called essential tremor (ET), and doctors in Rhode Island are ...