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essential tremor

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essential tremor

noun
tremor of unknown cause (usually of the hands and head) that develops in older people; often mistaken for Parkinsonism but is not life-threatening and can usually be kept under control 
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Main Entry: essential tremor
Function: noun
: a common usually hereditary or familial disorder of movement that is characterized by uncontrolled trembling of the handsand often involuntary nodding of the head and tremulousness of the voice, that is exacerbated by anxiety and by activity, that is not associated with Parkinson's disease or any other known disease, andthat responds to treatment with propranolol
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