Tremors Flashcards
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Def of Tremors
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Rhythmic involuntary movements usually affecting the limbs
2
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Most Common Type of Abnormal Movements
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Tremors
3
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Classification of Tremors
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According to:
- Position
- rate
- Cause
- State of Muscle
4
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Classification of Tremors
- Acc to position
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- Rest tremors as in parkinsonism
- Action and postural tremor as in benign essential tremors
- Intentional tremor as in cerebellar tremor
5
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Classification of Tremors
- Acc to Rate
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- fine
- medium
- coarse
6
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Classification of Tremors
- Acc. To Cause
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7
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Classification of Tremors
- Acc To State of Muscle
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- Active contraction as most types of tremors
- Passive contraction as flapping tremors in organ failure.
8
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Clinical Classification of Tremors
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- Rest
- Action
- Postural
- Kinetic
- Intention
9
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Clinical Classification of Tremors
- rest
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Tremors appear when Limb supported against gravity with no voluntary movement.
10
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Clinical Classification of Tremors
- Action
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Tremors appear when During any voluntary movement (postural & kinetic)
11
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Clinical Classification of Tremors
- Postural
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Tremors appear when Tremor during voluntary maintenance of a posture against gravity
12
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Clinical Classification of Tremors
- Kinetic
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Tremor during any movement.
13
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Clinical Classification of Tremors
- Intention
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- Clinical exacerbation of a kinetic tremor at end of a goal directed movement as the target is approached, e.g.: during finger-nose testing.
14
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TTT of Tremors
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- Beta-blockers.
- Gabapentin.
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