MDTV: Essential Tremor

Neurologist, Dr. Dee Silver, discusses many medical and surgical treatments of Essential Tremor. Up to 10 million people in the U.S. are affected. For severe cases there is a new non-ablative surgical technique called Deep Brain Stimulation, which does not destroy brain tissue like Thalamotomy. Series: "MDTV (Medical Doctor Television)
" [9/2007] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 13317]

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Education

Tags:

• tremor
• essential
• health
• medicine
• brain
• surgery
• neurology

[coolarsebillyboy]

STOP SAYING TREEEMOR!!

[madizzle27]

There is no cure for ET. I tried about all eastern and western med for my head tremor and trunk/right arm and right hand tremor that happens at various times... nothing stopped it, cured it etc. i am now in pursuit of dbs and feel i have acquired much info and dbs patient response to know this is the RIGHT decision for me. not even yoga or deep breathing stopped it.

[fraustypawz]

Tree mur? Never heard it pronounced this way, in all my 50 some years but i guess it depends on which part of region you're from. Has any one's doctor used the term "NON Essential Tremor"? Get the benign from reading materials. I had been given that diagnosis pre-1979. Rx of Inderal. Can't remember strength. Didn't really take much while in Boot Camp. Had Rx for low thyroid meds too. It's not super noticeable but nerves wracked can make it appear more prominent than the patient would like. Not

[drmoroe]

I have recently found that Adderall works very well in calming my unilateral, right-hand tremor for some reason! I have been suffering with this for 20 years. Born right handed I am now a lefty. If this ever stops at least I will be ambidextrous! :)

[Pazinata]

@coolarsebillyboy OMG I was totally thinking that. Then I looked up and saw your comment and bust out laughing :p

[Insomniac930]

@Sabocalypse for class presentation, i can recommend bromazepam very much. It's an anxiolytikum, on which you still can concentrate very well, but eliminates almost all anxiety. Worked very well for me. The usual shaking of ET won't stop, but your shaking will be like it is when you completely relaxed.

[dave00dance]

some people say its essential, id rarther not have it

[40AcreMule]

Why does this idiot keep called it trEEmor. It's trEHmor. Goddamed fool. 

[metalbornmetalbred]

@lily237900 I have had E.T. for 25 years and have neve rhad a problem driving. Not to say that that will not change as mine is now advancing faster. Still o problems yet :-). I am only 38 btw.

[Allibaby78]

This is benign essential tremor.

It may occur at any age and has an autosomal dominant inheritance.

It is predominantly postural although there may be a mild intention component. There may be head involvement (titubation).

Improvement with alcohol and beta blockers is characteristic.

[ourmanthejoker]

@Pinch55555 yes, I just shook a girls hand last night at a country bar and was asked why i was shaking. I went ahead and made it awkward for my own entertainment, "Because I have medical condition, thank you for pointing it out".

[Pinch55555]

@ourmanthejoker

yeah, especially in job interviews and when flirting with girls, that truly is my favorite.