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What Causes Body Tremors?
My mother age 76 has been suffering from severe shaking, similar to Parkinsons, but her whole body shakes when she first wakes in the morning. She was put on Medication and told that if it is in fact Parkinson s that the medication would help. Thus far, the shaking has not stopped. It has increasingly gotten worse. She is unable to drive until later in the day when it subsides some.
Sat, 30 Jun 2018
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Dear movement disorders in elderly is always mis diagnosed. Early diagnosis and treatment is sufficient to recover.
possible causes of movements disorders in elderly are essential tremor, Parkinson disease,normal pressure hydrocephalus or fragile x syndrome or anxiety neurosis etc..
Until examination is done it is difficult to say what it is.
Some times multistage may atrophy, Parkinson plus syndrome may not respond to medication.
please consult your neurophysician get MRI brain and get treated accordingly.
Take care.
Thank you for trusting HCM
Dear movement disorders in elderly is always mis diagnosed. Early diagnosis and treatment is sufficient to recover.
possible causes of movements disorders in elderly are essential tremor, Parkinson disease,normal pressure hydrocephalus or fragile x syndrome or anxiety neurosis etc..
Until examination is done it is difficult to say what it is.
Some times multistage may atrophy, Parkinson plus syndrome may not respond to medication.
please consult your neurophysician get MRI brain and get treated accordingly.
Take care.
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