Symptoms
If you have essential tremor, you will experience small but rapid tremors that:
- Occurs during actions
- Tends to affects both sides of the body
- Is more severe on one side of the body
- Gets worse when one is stressed, tired, or having strong emotions
- Predominantly affect your hands and arms
- Makes it difficult to engage in fine motor movement, such as holding a toothbrush or utensils
Diagnosis
Essential tremor diagnosis is made clinically. Your doctor would need to examine your medical history, the symptoms you are experiencing, and then he will conduct a physical exam. The physical exam is to check for signs of essential tremors. There is no single test that can be used to make a diagnosis.
However, some tests may be done to rule out the possibility of other conditions. Example of such test include:
- Imaging test
- Blood test
- Urine test
- Neurological exam