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Shaking, Twitching In Hands. Could It Be Early Sign Of Parkinson's Disease?

hi, I am located at a remote place in africa and for the last 1 month i have been experiencing shaking and twitches in my hands. I have checked on the internet and most of the articles suggest that i could be early sign of parkinson s disease. I am only 34 years old. as not much medical facility is available over here, this thought is freaking me out and put me in the state of stress and anxiety . kindly suggest...
Tue, 26 Mar 2013
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Hi Mr Gaurav Sharma,



Thank you for posting your query.



I would like to reassure you that it is unlikely that your current symptoms are due to Parkinson's disease (PD).



In PD, in addition to shaking of hands, there would be slowness of movements, stiffness of limbs and postural imbalance. Also, the symptoms would worsen over time.



It is very uncommon to see PD in people less than 40 years of age.



Please get back if you require any additional information.



Best wishes,



Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)

Senior Consultant Neurologist

Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,

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Shaking, Twitching In Hands. Could It Be Early Sign Of Parkinson's Disease?

Hi Mr Gaurav Sharma, Thank you for posting your query. I would like to reassure you that it is unlikely that your current symptoms are due to Parkinson s disease (PD). In PD, in addition to shaking of hands, there would be slowness of movements, stiffness of limbs and postural imbalance. Also, the symptoms would worsen over time. It is very uncommon to see PD in people less than 40 years of age. Please get back if you require any additional information. Best wishes, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, My personal URL on this website: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My email: drsudhirkumar@yahoo.com