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A rough shaking. (essential tremor)

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From: Medical Update
Date: 19920601
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This title of a novel by the 19th century Scottish author George Macdonald could well describe the feelings of the estimated 3-4 million Americans who are affected by essential tremor (ET).

Like Parkinson's disease, with which it is often confused, ET can be embarrassing, incapacitating, and can worsen with time. Unlike Parkinson's, it is not life-threatening. Nonetheless, the shaking hands that make eating and drinking difficult, or a shaking head and voice that lead to avoidance of social contact, can greatly reduce the quality of the victim's life.

ET is called ...

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