Dear Dr. Donohue • My hands shake, sometimes uncontrollably and always embarrassingly. People ask me if it's my nerves. I tell them I don't think so. I'm really not the least bit nervous. If it's not ...

Writing a sentence or drinking a bottle of water is something most of us take for granted. But for an estimated 10 million people in the U.S. who suffer from essential tremor, the shaking of their ...

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 ...

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, ...

This week we are going to discuss tremors in the individual, particularly hand tremors which are caused by a variety of conditions. Have you ever noticed someone tremoring for no apparent reason? Many ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 released today, ...

A scalpel-free, high-tech form of brain surgery pioneered at UVA Health offers long-term relief for patients with essential tremor, a common movement disorder, a five-year review shows. The study ...

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 ...