Table 1 Main neurological disorders associated with tremor
From: Tremorgenesis: a new conceptual scheme using reciprocally innervated circuit of neurons
Type of tremor | Diseases |
|---|---|
Rest tremor | Parkinson's disease |
| Â | "Parkinson-plus" syndromes |
| Â | Drug-induced Parkinsonism |
| Â | Stroke |
| Â | Post-traumatic tremor |
| Â | Psychogenic tremor |
Postural tremor | Essential Tremor |
| Â | Enhanced Physiological tremor |
| Â | Cerebellar ataxias |
| Â | Multiple Sclerosis |
| Â | Post-traumatic tremor |
| Â | Drug-induced postural tremor |
| Â | Metabolic diseases |
| Â | Psychogenic tremor |
Kinetic tremor ("intention tremor") | Cerebellar ataxias |
| Â | Essential Tremor |
| Â | Multiple Sclerosis |
| Â | Psychogenic tremor |
Task-specific | Primary writing tremor |
| Â | Dystonic tremor |
Isometric tremor | Primary and secondary orthostatic tremor* |