Essential tremor & Parkinson disease: Recognizing the differences.

Nurse Pract

Gwyn M. Vernon is an NP at the University of Pennsylvania, Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center, Philadelphia, Pa., and national director of the Edmond J. Safra Visiting Nurse Faculty Program at the Parkinson's Foundation, Miami, Fla. Cathi A. Thomas is the program director of the Boston University Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center and assistant clinical professor in neurology at Boston University, Boston, Mass. Cheryl A. Leiningen is an assistant professor at the Monmouth University Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies, West Long Branch, N.J. Susan R. Dunlop is the former associate director of the Johns Hopkins Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Center, Baltimore, Md.

Published: October 2017

Tremor is a common movement disorder in adults and older adults. There are many different types of tremor and many conditions that present with tremor as a symptom. This article discusses the causes of tremor, and through the use of a case study, helps NPs understand the assessment of tremor and differentiate two common neurologic disorders that can present with tremor: essential tremor and Parkinson disease.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.NPR.0000524667.01599.d0DOI Listing

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