Resumo
Definição
História e exame físico
Principais fatores diagnósticos
- postural and/or kinetic tremor
- problems with fine motor tasks
Outros fatores diagnósticos
- abatement of tremor after consumption of alcohol, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or gabapentin
- head or voice tremor
- rest tremor
Fatores de risco
- advanced age
- family history
- white ancestry
- exposure to environmental toxins
Investigações diagnósticas
Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas
- clinical diagnosis
Investigações a serem consideradas
- CT or MRI scan of the head
- serum ceruloplasmin
- 24-hour urine copper
- thyroid function tests
- tremor physiology studies
- single-photon emission CT (SPECT) scan of the head
Novos exames
- tremor stability index
Algoritmo de tratamento
no dysfunction or embarrassment
dysfunction or embarrassment
Colaboradores
Autores
Sheng-Han Kuo, MD
H. Houston Merritt Associate Professor of Neurology
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University
New York
NY
Declarações
SHK is an author of a number of references cited in this topic.
Ming-Kai Pan, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
College of Medicine
National Taiwan University
Taipei
Taiwan
Declarações
MKP is a consultant of BioPro Scientific, Taiwan, and Sumitomo Pharma Co., Japan. MKP is an author of a number of references cited in this topic.
Agradecimentos
Dr Sheng-Han Kuo and Dr Ming-Kai Pan would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Zoltan Mari, Dr Martin Kronenbuerger, Dr Adam Burdick, and Dr Kelly D. Foote, previous contributors to this topic.
Declarações
ZM has directed various educational programs, accredited (CME) by Johns Hopkins University, and has accepted honoraria for consulting. MK, AB, and KDF declare that they have no competing interests.
Revisores
Katherine Longardner, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
University of California San Diego
San Diego
CA
Declarações
KL was a paid consultant for Boston Scientific.
Roger Weis, MD
Pediatric Neurologist
Kinderneurologisches Zentrum Mainz
Mainz
Germany
Declarações
RW declares that he has no competing interests.
Cory Toth, BSc, MD, FRCP(C)
Assistant Professor of Neurosciences
Hotchkiss Brain Institute
University of Calgary
Alberta
Canada
Declarações
CT declares that he has no competing interests.
Referências
Principais artigos
Deuschl G, Bain P, Brin M; Ad Hoc Scientific Committee. Consensus statement of the Movement Disorder Society on tremor. Mov Disord. 1998;13(suppl 3):2-23. Resumo
Ferreira JJ, Mestre TA, Lyons KE, et al. MDS evidence-based review of treatments for essential tremor. Mov Disord. 2019 Jul;34(7):950-8. Resumo
Zesiewicz TA, Elble RJ, Louis ED, et al. Evidence-based guideline update: treatment of essential tremor: report of the Quality Standards subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology. 2011 Nov 8;77(19):1752-5.Texto completo Resumo
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