Tremor: A Clinical Guide For The Non-Neurologist

Authors

  • Vanessa Carvalho Serviço de Neurologia. Hospital de Pedro Hispano/ULS Matosinhos. Matosinhos.
  • João Massano Unidade de Doenças do Movimento e Cirurgia Funcional. Serviço de Neurologia. Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João. Porto. Departamento de Neurociências Clínicas e Saúde Mental. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade do Porto. Porto. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5791-7149

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.11352

Keywords:

Essential Tremor, Movement Disorders, Parkinson Disease, Primary Health Care, Tremor

Abstract

Tremor is the commonest involuntary movement. The differential diagnosis is wide, and can be challenging even for experienced neurologists. Nonetheless, many tremors have a benign etiology and clinical course and, in many cases, non-neurologists are able to clinically manage these situations. This manuscript approaches the different types of tremor, their diagnosis, main differential diagnoses, the desired clinical approach, and therapeutic options of the most important conditions in clinical practice.

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Author Biography

João Massano, Unidade de Doenças do Movimento e Cirurgia Funcional. Serviço de Neurologia. Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João. Porto. Departamento de Neurociências Clínicas e Saúde Mental. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade do Porto. Porto.

Neurologist at the Neurology Service of the S. João Hospital Center and researcher / professor at the Department of Neurosciences and Mental Health of the Medical School of the University of Porto. Specialist in Movement Disorders, Dementias and other cognitive deficits, deep brain stimulation. Member of Scientific Panels of the European Neurological Society. Vice-President of the Portuguese Society of Neurology. Member of several national and international neurological scientific societies. Mrmbro of the editorial board of several national and international scientific journals. Reviewer of several national journals in the area of Neurology.

Published

2019-02-28

How to Cite

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Carvalho V, Massano J. Tremor: A Clinical Guide For The Non-Neurologist. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2019 Feb. 28 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];32(2):149-57. Available from: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/11352

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Review Articles