Postural Tremor
April 18th, 2019
Overview
Look For
- Tremor that increases with voluntary muscle contraction, but does not increase with target-directed movement.
Causes of Postural Tremor
- Physiologic tremor
- Essential tremor
- Metabolic disturbances
- Drug induced - alcohol, amphetamine, caffeine, beta agonists, lithium, steroids, thyroxine, TCAs, valproate
- Withdrawal - alcohol, benzodiazepines, opioids
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