What are the basic knowledge of essential tremor?

In daily life, essential tremor is a very common disease. Many essential tremors have delayed their illness, delayed their own illness and delayed the prime time of treatment because they love money, are unwilling to let their children take care of themselves and bother others. In recent years, essential tremor appears more and more frequently in our field of vision, and has become the third biggest killer that seriously threatens the physical and mental health of middle-aged and elderly people. Essential tremor is a neurodegenerative disease, the incidence of which is second only to Alzheimer's disease. The older you get, the greater the probability of suffering from essential tremor and the more serious your illness is.

Typical symptoms of essential tremor

Tremor usually begins with bilateral symmetry, starting with the hand and affecting the head, neck, legs or trunk.

Some patients start with the head, tongue or voice, and very few patients start with the legs.

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If the tremor starts from the hand, it usually starts from the second, third and fourth fingers, so it is difficult to detect it early.

Tremor will affect the flexors and extensors of the limbs at the same time, mainly rhythmic up and down tremors.

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Generally, the frequency, amplitude and limb distribution of tremor will not change obviously within a few years, and even if there is change, the process is slow.

When the patient is doing some fine movements, such as holding a water cup, tying shoelaces or holding a needle and thread, the jitter is aggravated.

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The longer the illness time, the lower the frequency and the greater the amplitude, which leads to the more serious dysfunction. It is often difficult for patients to control tremor, which seriously affects their lives.

Essential tremor has different responses to alcohol. Some patients can relieve the tremor by drinking a little, but most patients only maintain the tremor relief for 2-4 hours after drinking, and the tremor will get worse the next day.

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