Essential tremor (ET): differential diagnosis

Evidence-based neurology checklist on essential tremor (et): differential diagnosis: Other tremors Enhanced physiologic tremor Primary orthostatic tremor Task-specific tremors Dystonic tremor Parkinson's disease (PD) tremor Cerebellar tremor Holmes’ tremor Palatal tremor Valproate-induced tremor…

Other tremors

  • Enhanced physiologic tremor
  • Primary orthostatic tremor
  • Task-specific tremors
  • Dystonic tremor
  • Parkinson's disease (PD) tremor
  • Cerebellar tremor
  • Holmes’ tremor
  • Palatal tremor
  • Valproate-induced tremor
  • Other drug and toxin-induced tremors
  • Neuropathic tremor
  • Psychogenic tremor
  • See also neurochecklists: “Tremors: medical causes” and “Tremors: drug-induced”

Other movement disorders

Red flags against essential tremor diagnosis

References

  1. Deuschl G, Bain P, Brin M, et al. Consensus statement of the Movement Disorder Society on Tremor Ad Hoc Scientific Committee. Mov Disord 1998; 13(Suppl 3):2-23.
  2. Paparella G, Angelini L, De Biase A, et al. Clinical and kinematic features of valproate-induced tremor and differences with essential tremor. Cerebellum 2021; 20:374-383. 
  3. Bain P, Brin M, Deuschl G, et al. Criteria for the diagnosis of essential tremor. Neurology 2000; 54(Suppl 4):S7.
  4. Knudsen K, Lorenz D, Deuschl G. A clinical test for the alcohol sensitivity of essential tremor. Mov Disord 2011; 26:2291-2295.
  5. Nahab FB, Peckham E, Hallett M. Essential tremor, deceptively simple...Pract Neurol 2007; 7:222-233.

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