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Essential Tremor is the most common movement disorder in the world, and affects between 4 and 40 people per 1000 of the population amongst all ethnic groups.Characterised by shaking hands, this disorder can affect the head, voice and legs, and is often made worse by physical and emotional stress. Essential Tremor: The Facts provides a comprehensive guide to understanding this disorder and minimising its impact upon the lives of sufferers, their friends and families. It begins with a close look at what essential tremor is and how it should be diagnosed, as well as details on who gets the disorder, the causes, and how it affects sufferers day-to-day lives.Current treatment options are covered, along with patient advice on how to cope with the stigma of essential tremor, as well as the disability and social handicap it invokes. The book concludes with a chapter on the future and prospects of a potential cure. ... Read more

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Great Primer on ET
Short manual covers all the basics of ET.Great introduction and lots of useful information for use personally or in conversation with doctors. Only demerit would be that some of the treatment options may need slight updating, which is to be expected - this does not decrease the value of the book overall.

Best information available
This is by far the best information available for anyone with ET.It has become my Bible!

Great Resource
I've had ET since I was a very small child - I'm in my mid thirties now.This is the best source of information for ET that I have ever seen.

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Great for anyone that has ET, it helps us to understand it better.I have had ET for 37 years and it does get worse getting older.

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This excellent compilation of the facts surrounding Essential Tremor was like looking at myself in the mirror for the first time.It's comforting to realize that many have this same functionality disorder.And it's likewise great to have all the information about Essential Tremor from diverse sources in one clear book.

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Filling a gap in the literature, this reference offers 25 authoritative chapters on the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and medical and surgical treatment of essential tremor and various tremor disorders, including chapters on Parkinsonian, cerebellar, neuropathic, post-traumatic, psychogenic, and drug-induced tremor. Reporting on the latest findings and research in the field, this guide discusses specific tremor disorders along with the various therapeutic regimens used to treat each of them. The authors supply up-to-date information on the etiology and pathogenesis of tumor, as well as state-of-the-art methods of identification and management of essential tremor and tremor disorders. ... Read more

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Any health library will find this a detailed coverage packed with information and references
Movement is a key part of life but many Americans find movement impaired by neurological disorders. MOVEMENT DISORDERS SOURCEBOOK provides details about neurological movement disorders from Parkinson's to cerebral palsy and Huntington's, discussing symptoms, causes, diagnosis and the latest technology and treatments. Any health library will find this a detailed coverage packed with information and references.
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"Essential Tremor" is the most commonmovement disorder, which may be mild in severity, andtherefore may not come to medical attention in many cases.However, essential tremor is sometimes quite debilitatingand may interfere with one's daily activities. Unfortunatelythere is no cure for essential tremor, but there are manysuccessful treatments, which can be beneficial to manypatients. This guide briefly discusses the etiology,pathophysiology, symptoms and different treatments availablefor this condition.
This guide may be used bymedical students, general practitioners and other healthcareprofessionals. The patients and their family members whowant to learn more about this condition may find usefulinformation in this manual as the content of this booklethas been simplified to a great extent. This bookletrepresents an overview of the work of many experts in thefield of movement disorders. ... Read more

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Abstract: Although essential tremor is common, its various presentations may be confused with other movement disorders, such as Parkinson's disease and dystonic tremor. In this article, Dr Evidente describes classification of tremor, the clinical features of essential tremor, and the differential diagnostic considerations. He also discusses the extensive list of medications used to treat the disorder and the surgical options for severe, drug-resistant cases. Evidente VGH. Understanding essential termor: differential diagnosis and options for treatment. ... Read more

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Chapters: Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, Essential Tremor, Restless Legs Syndrome, Dystonia, Spasmodic Torticollis, Myoclonus, Tardive Dyskinesia, Multiple System Atrophy, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration, Akathisia, Blepharospasm, Parkinsonism, Meige's Syndrome, Stiff Person Syndrome, Choreia, Movement Disorder, Postencephalitic Parkinsonism, Mohr-Tranebjaerg Syndrome, Status Dystonicus. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 124. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Restless legs syndrome (RLS), also known as Wittmaack-Ekbom's syndrome, is a condition that is characterized by an irresistible urge to move one's body to stop uncomfortable or odd sensations. It most commonly affects the legs, but can also affect the arms or torso, and even phantom limbs. Moving the affected body part modulates the sensations, providing temporary relief. RLS causes a sensation in the legs or arms that can most closely be compared to a burning, itching, or tickling sensation in the muscles. Some controversy surrounds the marketing of drug treatments for RLS. It is a 'spectrum' disease with some people experiencing only a minor annoyance and others experiencing major issues. The sensationsand the need to movemay return immediately after ceasing movement or at a later time. RLS may start at any age, including early childhood, and is a progressive disease for a certain portion of those afflicted, although the symptoms have disappeared permanently in some sufferers. The sensations are unusual and unlike other common sensations, and those with RLS have a hard time describing them. People use words such as: uncomfortable, "antsy", electrical, creeping, painful, itching, pins and needles, pulling, creepy-crawly, ants inside the legs, numbness, and many others. It is som...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=240832 ... Read more

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Information on many genetic disorders, and the frequent new findings on them, has been extremely difficult to come by—until now. The “Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders” addresses the need for current, hard-to-find facts on emerging discoveries. The two-volume Encyclopedia, presented in a single alphabetical sequence, provides clear, complete information on genetic disorders, including conditions, tests, procedures, treatments and therapies, in articles that are both comprehensive and easy to understand, in language accessible to laypersons. The articles are arranged in a standardized format for quick comparison and ease of use, while non-disorder topics are covered in detail with extended entries. Students will want to consult the “Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders” for useful information on a range of well known disorders, including Down Syndrome, Trisomy, Hemophilia and Tourette Syndrome, and rarely seen diseases such as Meckel Syndrome, Neuraminidase Deficiency and Phenylketonuria.

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Title: Effects of topiramate on essential tremor of the voice, jaw, and upper limbs.
Author: Mary E. Jenkins
Publication: Journal of Medical Speech - Language Pathology (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 14Issue: 1Page: 43(9)

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Essential tremor (ET) is a slowly progressive neurological disorder whose most recognizable feature is a tremor of the arms that is apparent during voluntary movements such as eating and writing.This type of tremor is often referred to as "kinetic tremor." The tremor may also occur in the head (neck), jaw and voice as well as other body regions, with the general pattern being that the tremor begins in the arms and then spreads to these other regions in selected patients. Women are more likely to develop the head tremor than are men. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Men's Health Advisor, published by Belvoir Media Group, LLC on May 1, 2008. The length of the article is 748 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Don't let essential tremor trouble you: this common disorder can raise fears of Parkinson's disease, but the right treatment can help you regain control.(Neurological disorders)
Author: Unavailable
Publication: Men's Health Advisor (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2008
Publisher: Belvoir Media Group, LLC
Volume: 10Issue: 5Page: 7(1)

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This digital document is an article from Medical Update, published by Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, Inc. on June 1, 1992. The length of the article is 702 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: A rough shaking. (essential tremor)
Publication: Medical Update (Newsletter)
Date: June 1, 1992
Publisher: Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, Inc.
Volume: v15Issue: n12Page: p3(2)

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