benign essential tremor

A disorder that occurs in the brain can cause uncontrollable tremors in a part of your body called essential tremor or benign essential tremor.

Your hands and forearms are the most common areas that can develop benign tremor.

In this article you will read more about benign essential tremor:

 

 

Benign essential tremor is a common disorder that does not cause serious problems for the sufferer and will not be life threatening.

This disorder can only make daily activities such as eating and drinking difficult.                                                                                                                                                                              People usually develop tremors in old age.

Tremor has a specific definition in medicine, and doctors do not call all types of involuntary movements of the body and hands tremor:

The unintentional shaking motions are called tremor by doctors.

 

In what parts of the body does essential tremor occur?

The hands and forearms are the most common areas affected, and the rarest areas for benign essential tremor are the legs and soles of feet.

Tremor can occur in:

Head

The face

Neck and even tongue.

 

What are the signs and symptoms of benign essential tremor?

This type of tremor is also called action tremor by doctors because it starts exactly when you are doing an activity and does not exist at rest. It may also be present in a resting group which is called tremor at rest.

Essential tremors are subtle, small, and very fast movements that are repeated constantly or occasionally or in a specific sequence.

Benign essential tremors affect both sides of your body equally or unequally.

• Shaking and tingling in the hands, forearms and arms when you do something, such as picking up a cup of tea or eating.
• Twitching of eyelids and other parts of the face.
• The tremors, if in the head and neck, may cause the head and neck to vibrate up and down or side to side.
• Vibration of the voice when speaking due to vibration in the larynx and vocal cords.
• Trembling and tremor of the tongue.
• Vibrations and tremors in the trunk, hips, and legs can lead to balance disorders and upset your balance.

Benign essential tremors can be mild to severe in intensity that interfere with a person’s daily activities.

 

What causes benign essential tremors to worsen?

Remember that benign essential tremors will get worse with the following factors:

• Fatigue
• Hunger
• Caffeine consumption
• Mental and emotional stress
• Severe climate change means very cold or very hot temperatures
• smoking

 

Who gets the most benign essential tremor?

The following people are more likely to develop benign essential tremor:

People over forty years

Having a genetic and hereditary factor (familial tremor): If you have benign essential tremor, your children will be 50 percent more likely to be infected.

 

What causes benign essential tremor?

The main reason is unknown, doctors have not yet found a specific genetic factor or environmental factor to cause this disorder.

Recent studies show that certain changes in certain parts of the brain can be associated with benign essential tremor.

Tremors caused by the following causes should not be considered benign essential tremors:

• Tremors in alcoholics
• Tremor following stroke
• Tremors in people with hyperthyroidism
• and tremors caused by many neurological disorders

 

How is benign essential tremor diagnosed?

Your doctor will diagnose the tremor by direct monitoring and observation and rejecting other causes and other differential diagnoses of tremor.

In addition to observation and clinical examinations, your doctor may also use a CT scan or MRI of the brain to find out if there are any underlying brain problems so that he or she can make a correct diagnosis.

 

Benign essential tremor and its treatment

Doctors have not found a definitive cure for this tremor, but treatments can slow the progression and reduce the severity of symptoms. If there are mild symptoms, medication is usually not prescribed.

In cases with severe symptoms, treatments include:

• medicines:
• A group of drugs known as beta-blockers, such as propranolol
• Flunarizine, which is a blood pressure lowering drug but is also used in the essential treatment of benign tremor.
• Anticonvulsant drugs such as:

Primidone

This drug will actually reduce the stimulation of nerve cells.

• Alprazolam
• Physiotherapy:

Physical therapists use special methods to control muscle movements. These treatments will help control the muscles.

Botulinum toxin injection is sometimes used to relax the muscles of the hand.

• Benign essential tremor surgeries:

These methods are used in severe cases that have not improved with the above two modalities.

Two benign essential tremor surgery techniques are:

• Stereotactic radio surgery

And

• Deep brain stimulation

Some studies suggest that people with benign essential tremor may be at higher risk for Parkinson’s disease, and that they are also more likely to develop sensory problems such as loss of sense of smell and hearing.

Katharine Hepburn was one of Hollywood celebrities who suffered from this type of tremor.

Sometimes the severity of the tremor is so severe that it makes it impossible for the person to perform their normal daily tasks.

In cases of severe disability, be sure to use the following:

• Slip on shoes
• Straws
• Button hook to fasten buttons
• Electric beard trimmers