Dear Doctors: I am considering an ultrasound treatment for essential tremor, which has affected my hands and also my voice. Can you please talk about tremor and about how this procedure works? Will it ...

It's easy to think that a shaking hand could be a sign of Parkinson's disease. But it's more likely essential tremor, an ailment that's not... Involuntary Shaking Can Be Caused By Essential Tremors ...

Katherine Hepburn and Charlie Brown's creator Charles Schultz were diagnosed with essential tremor, a visible shaking of the hands, head and/or torso -- and/or sometimes a quivering voice. It's ...

Many people associate involuntary shaking of the body with Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative disease that affects an individual’s movement. But while this uncontrollable trembling is a hallmark ...

As we age, performing daily tasks and the activities we enjoy can become more difficult. Some seniors may begin experiencing movement disorders that further inhibit their physical abilities and the ...

Q: I am 46 years old and first noticed a few tremors when I was in my mid-20s. My grandmother, mother and one of my aunts experienced head tremors. The tremors are somewhat worse now but not enough to ...

A woman living with a debilitating tremor has started a local support group for other people with the condition. Lindsay Wright, 72, from Colchester, was first diagnosed with essential tremor 15 years ...

Essential tremor is one of the most common movement disorders, yet it often is mistaken for other neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease. Affecting an estimated 7 to 10 million Americans, ...

Dear Doctors: I think I’m coming down with essential tremors, which run in my family. At age 81, my left hand and left leg are making movements that I’m not initiating. My dad died at 95, and because ...

MINNEAPOLIS – Dementia may be three times more common among people with essential tremor, a movement disorder that causes involuntary shaking, than the general population, according to research ...

Katharine Hepburn had it. So did playwright Eugene O'Neill and Sen. Robert Byrd. Essential tremor is a condition that causes involuntary shaking. While it usually develops in middle age, it can start ...