Parkinson's disease (PD): resting tremor
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Parkinson's disease (PD): resting tremor. Pill rolling tremor, Finger flexion-extension, Finger abduction-adduction. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Clinical types
- Pill rolling tremor
- Finger flexion-extension
- Finger abduction-adduction
Clinical features
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Functional MRI features
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Differential diagnosis
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Progression
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Other PD tremor types
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References
- Helmich RC, Hallett M, Deuschl G, Toni I, Bloem BR. Cerebral causes and consequences of parkinsonian resting tremor: a tale of two circuits. Brain 2012; 135:3206-3226.
- Massano J, Bhatia K. Clinical approach to Parkinson's disease: features, diagnosis, and principles of management. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 2012; 2:a008870.
- Wilken M, Bruno V, Rossi M, Ameghino L, Deuschl G, Merello M. Sensitivity and specificity of different hand positions to assess upper limb rest tremor. Mov Disord 2019; 34:575-579.
- Blakemore RL, MacAskill MR, Myall DJ, Anderson TJ. Volitional suppression of parkinsonian resting tremor. Mov Disord Clin Pract 2019; 6:470-478.
- Zach H, Dirkx MF, Roth D, Pasman JW, Bloem BR, Helmich RC. Dopamine-responsive and dopamine-resistant resting tremor in Parkinson disease. Neurology 2020 (Online ahead of print).
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