Familial tremor
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Heredofamilial tremor: See: Essential tremor.
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Symptoms of FAMILIAL TREMOR
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Familial tremor is usually a dominant trait, which means that you only need to get the gene from one parent to develop the disorder. It usually starts in early middle age, but may be seen in people who are older or younger.
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Benign familial tremors are an autosomal dominant disorder, which means that a defective gene from just one parent is needed to pass on the condition.
Both essential and familial tremors may be suppressed by drinking alcohol. This is a useful fact for making the diagnosis, but alcohol is not a desirable treatment.
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Essential tremor: (Also known as familial tremor, heredofamilial tremor, and hereditary essential tremor.) Uncontrollable shaking (tremor) of the hands and head and sometimes other parts of the body.
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It runs in families and is also referred to as familial tremor.
Parkinsonian tremor occurs at rest but may slow down or disappear when the person moves. Movement begins in one side of the body and slowly moves to the other side.
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Essential tremor, sometimes called benign (non-cancerous) or familial tremor, is an uncontrollable shaking, most often in the hands and forearms. You might notice this tremor when your arms are reaching out in front of your body.
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familial tremor
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For example, tremor is a hallmark finding in essential familial tremor, a disorder that is not well understood but tends to develop in adolescence and may have a hereditary tendency.
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The cause of ET is unknown. However, it does run in families. When inherited, it is often called familial tremor. Children of parents with ET have a 50% chance of inheriting the condition.
When there is a family history of a similar tremor, the condition is called familial tremor. The trembling can get worse with the following:
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Each child of a person with essential tremor has a 50 per cent chance of inheriting the disorder themselves. If a person with essential tremor has other affected family members, then the disorder is called 'familial tremor'.
 See also: Essential Tremor, Symptom, Stress, Fatigue, Parkinson
  
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