Management of essential tremor.

Abstract

Essential tremor (ET) is the most prevalent tremor syndrome. It commonly affects the hands, head, voice, and other body parts. Appropriate management begins with correct diagnosis. Primidone and propranolol are the first-line medications for the treatment for ET, but several other medications may also provide benefit. In patients with medically refractory tremor, alternative therapies, including surgery or injections of botulinum toxin, may be considered.

• Authors: Theresa A Zesiewicz, Elmyra Encarnacion, Robert A Hauser
• Journal: Current neurology and neuroscience reports (Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep) Vol. 2 Issue 4 Pg. 324-30 (Jul 2002) ISSN: 1528-4042 [Print] United States
• PMID: 12044252 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists
• Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
• Anticonvulsants
• Calcium Channel Blockers
• Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors
• Psychotropic Drugs
• Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors
• Botulinum Toxins
• Methazolamide

Topics

• Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists (therapeutic use)
• Adrenergic beta-Antagonists (therapeutic use)
• Anticonvulsants (therapeutic use)
• Botulinum Toxins (therapeutic use)
• Calcium Channel Blockers (therapeutic use)
• Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (therapeutic use)
• Clinical Trials as Topic
• Electric Stimulation Therapy
• Essential Tremor (diagnosis, drug therapy, surgery, therapy)
• Humans
• Methazolamide (therapeutic use)
• Psychotropic Drugs (therapeutic use)
• Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (therapeutic use)
• Thalamus (metabolism, surgery)