Tremors: classification
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Tremors: classification. Parkinsonian tremor, Rubral (Holmes) tremor: this is a midbrain tremor, Thalamic tremor. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Resting tremor
- Parkinsonian tremor
- Rubral (Holmes) tremor: this is a midbrain tremor
- Thalamic tremor
- Dystonic tremor
- Drug induced tremor
Kinetic action tremor
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Non-kinetic action tremor
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Specific tremor types
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Unusual tremors
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References
- Crawford P, Zimmerman EE. Differentiation and diagnosis of tremor. Am Fam Physician 2011; 83:697-702.
- Hess CW, Pullman SL. Tremor: clinical phenomenology and assessment techniques. Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y) 2012; 2: tre-02-65-356-1.
- Raina GB, Cersosimo MG, Folgar SS, et al. Holmes tremor: clinical description, lesion localization, and treatment in a series of 29 cases. Neurology 2016; 86:931-938.
- Hess CW, Pullman SL. Tremor: clinical phenomenology and assessment techniques. Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y) 2012; 2: tre-02-65-356-1.
- Gironell A, Kulisevsky J. Diagnosis and management of essential tremor and dystonic tremor. Ther Adv Neurol Disord 2009; 2:215-222.
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