Essential Tremor
Alternate Names : Benign Essential Tremor, Senile Tremor, Idiopathic Tremor, ET
What can be done to prevent the condition?
At this time, there is no known way to prevent ET.
What are the long-term effects of the condition?
Over time, the tremor can become severe enough to make it hard to do
anything that calls for fine motor skills, such as:
writing
eating
drinking
dressing
The loss of function and embarrassment often affect quality of life.
Over time, ET gets worse. This means that either the tremors become more
pronounced, or they come more often.
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