Essential Tremor Symptoms and Treatments

 

Proposed working definition of ET

• http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mds.22755/abstract

 

 

Medically Established Treatments

 

AAN Evidence-based guideline update: Treatment of essential tremor (2011)

• http://www.neurology.org/content/early/2011/10/18/WNL.0b013e318236f0fd.full.pdf+html

AAN Practice Parameter: Therapies for essential tremor (2005)

• http://www.neurology.org/content/64/12/2008.full.pdf

Alternative/Naturopathic Treatments

Nutrition and Treatment of Tremors

• http://www.livestrong.com/article/518345-nutrition-and-treatment-of-tremors/
• http://nutritionfacts.org/video/muscle-tremors-diet/

Herbs and other nutrients to support nervous system health

• http://www.livestrong.com/article/198207-herbs-that-help-essential-tremors/
• https://www.leaf.tv/6726853/herbal-remedies-for-essential-tremors/

Association between low ferritin and ET? (Anemia Message Board)

• http://www.healthboards.com/boards/anemia/677575-low-ferritin-essential-tremor-relation.html

Doctor answers in Comments section to help in understanding of ET

• http://consults.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/07/a-new-understanding-of-essential-tremor/

Qigong

• http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Essential_Tremor/forum/14249363-qigong-ease-tremors/lastpage
• http://qigongforchildren.blogspot.com/2012/05/living-with-et.html
  http://www.superqigong.com/articlesmore.asp?id=47
  (paragraph that starts with “Auntie Chen…”)

Effects of acupuncture, massage, biofeedback, hypnosis on ET

• https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/essential-tremor/symptoms-causes/syc-20350534
• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15077465
• http://www.acupuncture.com/education/points/heart/ht3.htm

Yoga

• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kripalu/yoga-benefits_b_1975025.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&ir=Health+and+Fitness&src=sp&comm_ref=false

Experimental Treatments

MRI guided focused ultrasound treatment

• http://medgadget.com/2011/10/mri-guided-focused-ultrasound-shows-promise-for-essential-tremor-treatment.html
• http://www.fusfoundation.org/Essential-Tremor/essential-tremor
• https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/218690
• http://www.northwestprimetime.com/news/2012/may/31/cutting-edge-treatment-essential-tremor/
• http://www.swedish.org/Services/Radiosurgery-Center/Radiosurgery-Treatment/Gamma-Knife#axzz24ZZC0i9T

Other

Study of the effects of ET on balance and/or gait

• http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/content/124/11/2278.full
• http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966636211002451

Study of hearing impairment in essential tremor population

• http://www.neurology.org/content/61/8/1093.abstract
• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2824584/

Study of correlation between essential tremor and migraine headache and/or vertigo

• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC488315/
• http://www.neurology.org/content/46/2/458.abstract

Study of the effect of ET on brain cognition and whether it is a neurodegenerative disorder

• http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/82/9/1038.abstract

Identification of a gene and/or likely cause for ET

• http://www.medindia.net/news/Scientists-Identify-Single-Gene-Behind-Essential-Tremor-Parkinsons-Disease-57563-1.htm
• http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-08/uom-rfg073112.php
• https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:uuPICqKkm9EJ:www.tremorjournal.org/article/download/51/pdf+essential+tremor+neurodegenerative&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjF3yCkql_31H_yiNb1To7zBJdSlx1WJLybHnRts6kSM-L436cHyZYFCEtgtGQK8KLutVj3XADly-sP_riVSfljc73fVjcjcoJmSBxSebZOGHMQ7_w_9hh4h26HGUNFPxHbgzBD&sig=AHIEtbQ7vWFSmA6psm9ds-ndEO6K83O09g
• http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-12/ul-sdl120611.php

Tips for handling social anxiety brought on by tremors and that aggravates tremors

• http://www.webmd.com/brain/news/20010606/dont-be-embarrassed-by-essential-tremors

Study of depression symptoms in ET

• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20888237