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Tremor by anatomical site

MedGen UID:
868201
•Concept ID:
C4022593
•
Finding
Synonym: Tremor of a body part
 
HPO: HP:0030188

Definition

Tremor classified by the affected body part. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Botulinum Toxin in Management of Limb Tremor.
Zakin E, Simpson D
Toxins (Basel) 2017 Nov 10;9(11) doi: 10.3390/toxins9110365. PMID: 29125566Free PMC Article
Evidence-based review and assessment of botulinum neurotoxin for the treatment of movement disorders.
Hallett M, Albanese A, Dressler D, Segal KR, Simpson DM, Truong D, Jankovic J
Toxicon 2013 Jun 1;67:94-114. Epub 2013 Feb 4 doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2012.12.004. PMID: 23380701
My hands shake--classification and treatment of tremor.
Sirisena D, Williams DR
Aust Fam Physician 2009 Sep;38(9):678-83. PMID: 19893794

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Trial of Botulinum Toxin for Isolated or Essential Head Tremor.
Marques A, Pereira B, Simonetta-Moreau M, Castelnovo G, De Verdal M, Fluchère F, Laurencin C, Degos B, Tir M, Kreisler A, Blanchet-Fourcade G, Guehl D, Colin O, Poujois A, Sangla S, Tatu L, Derost P, Gayraud D, Tranchant C, Amarantini D, Devos D, Rascol O, Corvol JC, Durif F, Rieu I; Btx-HT Study Group
N Engl J Med 2023 Nov 9;389(19):1753-1765. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2304192. PMID: 37937777
Advantages of using 3D virtual reality based training in persons with Parkinson's disease: a parallel study.
Cikajlo I, Peterlin Potisk K
J Neuroeng Rehabil 2019 Oct 17;16(1):119. doi: 10.1186/s12984-019-0601-1. PMID: 31623622Free PMC Article
Re-emergent tremor provocation.
Wilken M, Rossi M, Rivero AD, Hallett M, Merello M
Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2019 Sep;66:241-244. Epub 2019 Aug 26 doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2019.08.015. PMID: 31471122
Functional (psychogenic) stereotypies.
Baizabal-Carvallo JF, Jankovic J
J Neurol 2017 Jul;264(7):1482-1487. Epub 2017 Jun 26 doi: 10.1007/s00415-017-8551-7. PMID: 28653211
Epidemiology of Parkinson's disease.
Tysnes OB, Storstein A
J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2017 Aug;124(8):901-905. Epub 2017 Feb 1 doi: 10.1007/s00702-017-1686-y. PMID: 28150045

Diagnosis

Functional tremor.
Schwingenschuh P, Espay AJ
J Neurol Sci 2022 Apr 15;435:120208. Epub 2022 Mar 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2022.120208. PMID: 35306423
The clinical and electrophysiological investigation of tremor.
Deuschl G, Becktepe JS, Dirkx M, Haubenberger D, Hassan A, Helmich RC, Muthuraman M, Panyakaew P, Schwingenschuh P, Zeuner KE, Elble RJ
Clin Neurophysiol 2022 Apr;136:93-129. Epub 2022 Jan 25 doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2022.01.004. PMID: 35149267
Tremor in dystonia.
Pandey S, Sarma N
Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2016 Aug;29:3-9. Epub 2016 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2016.03.024. PMID: 27062584
Tremor.
Elias WJ, Shah BB
JAMA 2014 Mar 5;311(9):948-54. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.1397. PMID: 24595779
Essential tremor.
Louis ED
Handb Clin Neurol 2011;100:433-48. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52014-2.00033-1. PMID: 21496600

Therapy

Trial of Botulinum Toxin for Isolated or Essential Head Tremor.
Marques A, Pereira B, Simonetta-Moreau M, Castelnovo G, De Verdal M, Fluchère F, Laurencin C, Degos B, Tir M, Kreisler A, Blanchet-Fourcade G, Guehl D, Colin O, Poujois A, Sangla S, Tatu L, Derost P, Gayraud D, Tranchant C, Amarantini D, Devos D, Rascol O, Corvol JC, Durif F, Rieu I; Btx-HT Study Group
N Engl J Med 2023 Nov 9;389(19):1753-1765. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2304192. PMID: 37937777
The clinical and electrophysiological investigation of tremor.
Deuschl G, Becktepe JS, Dirkx M, Haubenberger D, Hassan A, Helmich RC, Muthuraman M, Panyakaew P, Schwingenschuh P, Zeuner KE, Elble RJ
Clin Neurophysiol 2022 Apr;136:93-129. Epub 2022 Jan 25 doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2022.01.004. PMID: 35149267
Advantages of using 3D virtual reality based training in persons with Parkinson's disease: a parallel study.
Cikajlo I, Peterlin Potisk K
J Neuroeng Rehabil 2019 Oct 17;16(1):119. doi: 10.1186/s12984-019-0601-1. PMID: 31623622Free PMC Article
Merging the Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapy of Tics.
Augustine F, Singer HS
Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y) 2018;8:595. Epub 2019 Jan 9 doi: 10.7916/D8H14JTX. PMID: 30643668Free PMC Article
Tremor in dystonia.
Pandey S, Sarma N
Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2016 Aug;29:3-9. Epub 2016 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2016.03.024. PMID: 27062584

Prognosis

Prevalence and Clinical Types of Tremor in Multiple Sclerosis and its Associated Disability: A Systematic Review.
Luitel P, Neupane N, Paudel S, Adhikari N, Timilsina B, Suryabanshi A, Gyawali P, Ojha R
Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y) 2023;13:34. Epub 2023 Sep 13 doi: 10.5334/tohm.776. PMID: 37719089Free PMC Article
Longitudinal study of clinical and neurophysiological features in essential tremor.
Angelini L, Paparella G, De Biase A, Maraone A, Panfili M, Berardelli I, Cannavacciuolo A, Di Vita A, Margiotta R, Fabbrini G, Berardelli A, Bologna M
Eur J Neurol 2023 Mar;30(3):631-640. Epub 2022 Dec 11 doi: 10.1111/ene.15650. PMID: 36437695Free PMC Article
Geniospasm: A systematic review on natural history, prognosis, and treatment.
Teng LY, Abd Hadi D, Anandakrishnan P, Murugesu S, Khoo TB, Mohamed AR
Brain Dev 2022 Sep;44(8):499-511. Epub 2022 Jun 4 doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2022.05.005. PMID: 35672188
Tremor as a symptom of degenerative cervical myelopathy: a systematic review.
El Khoury M, Mowforth OD, El Khoury A, Partha-Sarathi C, Hirayama Y, Davies BM, Kotter MR
Br J Neurosurg 2022 Jun;36(3):340-345. Epub 2022 Feb 8 doi: 10.1080/02688697.2022.2033701. PMID: 35132923
My hands shake--classification and treatment of tremor.
Sirisena D, Williams DR
Aust Fam Physician 2009 Sep;38(9):678-83. PMID: 19893794

Clinical prediction guides

Trial of Botulinum Toxin for Isolated or Essential Head Tremor.
Marques A, Pereira B, Simonetta-Moreau M, Castelnovo G, De Verdal M, Fluchère F, Laurencin C, Degos B, Tir M, Kreisler A, Blanchet-Fourcade G, Guehl D, Colin O, Poujois A, Sangla S, Tatu L, Derost P, Gayraud D, Tranchant C, Amarantini D, Devos D, Rascol O, Corvol JC, Durif F, Rieu I; Btx-HT Study Group
N Engl J Med 2023 Nov 9;389(19):1753-1765. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2304192. PMID: 37937777
Longitudinal study of clinical and neurophysiological features in essential tremor.
Angelini L, Paparella G, De Biase A, Maraone A, Panfili M, Berardelli I, Cannavacciuolo A, Di Vita A, Margiotta R, Fabbrini G, Berardelli A, Bologna M
Eur J Neurol 2023 Mar;30(3):631-640. Epub 2022 Dec 11 doi: 10.1111/ene.15650. PMID: 36437695Free PMC Article
Advantages of using 3D virtual reality based training in persons with Parkinson's disease: a parallel study.
Cikajlo I, Peterlin Potisk K
J Neuroeng Rehabil 2019 Oct 17;16(1):119. doi: 10.1186/s12984-019-0601-1. PMID: 31623622Free PMC Article
Re-emergent tremor provocation.
Wilken M, Rossi M, Rivero AD, Hallett M, Merello M
Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2019 Sep;66:241-244. Epub 2019 Aug 26 doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2019.08.015. PMID: 31471122
Functional (psychogenic) stereotypies.
Baizabal-Carvallo JF, Jankovic J
J Neurol 2017 Jul;264(7):1482-1487. Epub 2017 Jun 26 doi: 10.1007/s00415-017-8551-7. PMID: 28653211

Recent systematic reviews

Prevalence and Clinical Types of Tremor in Multiple Sclerosis and its Associated Disability: A Systematic Review.
Luitel P, Neupane N, Paudel S, Adhikari N, Timilsina B, Suryabanshi A, Gyawali P, Ojha R
Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y) 2023;13:34. Epub 2023 Sep 13 doi: 10.5334/tohm.776. PMID: 37719089Free PMC Article
Social cognition in hyperkinetic movement disorders: a systematic review.
Rizzo G, Martino D, Avanzino L, Avenanti A, Vicario CM
Soc Neurosci 2023 Dec;18(6):331-354. Epub 2023 Aug 21 doi: 10.1080/17470919.2023.2248687. PMID: 37580305
Tremor as a symptom of degenerative cervical myelopathy: a systematic review.
El Khoury M, Mowforth OD, El Khoury A, Partha-Sarathi C, Hirayama Y, Davies BM, Kotter MR
Br J Neurosurg 2022 Jun;36(3):340-345. Epub 2022 Feb 8 doi: 10.1080/02688697.2022.2033701. PMID: 35132923
Motor function and incident dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Kueper JK, Speechley M, Lingum NR, Montero-Odasso M
Age Ageing 2017 Sep 1;46(5):729-738. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afx084. PMID: 28541374
Pregabalin for essential tremor.
Bruno E, Nicoletti A, Quattrocchi G, Filippini G, Colosimo C, Zappia M
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Oct 20;10(10):CD009682. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009682.pub2. PMID: 27763691Free PMC Article

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