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Essential tremor (ET), also called benign tremor, familial tremor, and idiopathic tremor, is a medical condition characterized by involuntary rhythmic contractions and relaxations (oscillations or twitching movements) of certain muscle groups in one or more body parts of unknown cause. [6] It is typically symmetrical, and affects the arms ...
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Restless legs syndrome, (also known as restless leg syndrome (RLS) and Willis–Ekbom disease (WED), is a neurological disorder, usually chronic, that causes an overwhelming urge to move one's legs. [2][10] There is often an unpleasant feeling in the legs that improves temporarily by moving them. [2] This feeling is often described as aching ...
Rhythmic movement disorder. Rhythmic movement disorder (RMD) is a neurological disorder characterized by repetitive movements of large muscle groups immediately before and during sleep often involving the head and neck. It was independently described first in 1905 by Zappert as jactatio capitis nocturna and by Cruchet as rhythmie du sommeil. [1]
Four motor signs are considered cardinal in PD: tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia, and postural instability (also referred to as parkinsonism). [1] Tremor is the most apparent and well-known sign. [1] It is also the most common; though around 30% of individuals with PD do not have tremor at disease onset, most develop it as the disease progresses. [1]
Specialty. Neurology. A tremor is an involuntary, [1] somewhat rhythmic muscle contraction and relaxation involving oscillations or twitching movements of one or more body parts. It is the most common of all involuntary movements and can affect the hands, arms, eyes, face, head, vocal folds, trunk, and legs.
Dystonia. Dystonia is a neurological hyperkinetic movement disorder in which sustained or repetitive muscle contractions occur involuntarily, resulting in twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal fixed postures. [3] The movements may resemble a tremor. Dystonia is often intensified or exacerbated by physical activity, and symptoms may ...
Physiologic tremor. Physiologic tremor is a tremor or trembling of a limb or other body part. The recorded frequency is in the range of 8-12Hz. It occurs in normal individuals, especially when they are stressed by anxiety or fatigue. It is therefore common in sports such as rock-climbing where it is known by names such as Elvis leg or sewing ...