Health Tip: Spotting a Tremor
Health Day News, September 26th, 2007
A tremor is an uncontrolled, involuntary,
rapid movement of a muscle, and can be caused by a medication or certain
conditions such as Parkinson's disease.
Here are common signs of tremor, courtesy of the U.S. National Library
of Medicine:
- Frequent, uncontrolled shaking of the hands, eyelids, head, arms or
muscles.
- Shaking on one side of the body, or with a different severity on each
side of the body.
- Shaking that occurs occasionally, intermittently or temporarily rather
than constantly.
- Nodding or quivering of the head.
- Shaking that stops during sleep.
- Worsening of shaking symptoms during stress.
- A shaking or quivering sound to the voice.
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