Neuropathic tremor
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Neuropathic tremor. IgM paraproteinaemic neuropathy, Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Causes
- IgM paraproteinaemic neuropathy
- Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)
- Multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN)
- Guillain Barre syndrome (GBS):
- Charcot-Marie Tooth disease (CMT)
Clinical features
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Treatment
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References
- Hess CW, Pullman SL. Tremor: clinical phenomenology and assessment techniques. Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y) 2012; 2: tre-02-65-356-1.
- Bain PG, Britton TC, Jenkins IH, et al. Tremor associated with benign IgM paraproteinaemic neuropathy. Brain 1996; 119:789-799.
- Saifee TA, Schwingenschuh P, Reilly MM, et al. Tremor in inflammatory neuropathies. JNNP 2013; 84:1282-1287.
- Breit S, Wachter T, Schols L, et al. Effective thalamic deep brain stimulation for neuropathic tremor in a patient with severe demyelinating neuropathy. JNNP 2009; 80:235-236.
