26 Aug

Neurological disorder: Essential tremor (ET) and kinetic tremor

Essential tremor is commonly described as an action tremor (it intensifies when one tries to use the affected muscles) rather than a resting tremor; rigidity, such as is seen in Parkinson’s. It typically involves a tremor of the arms, hands or fingers but sometimes involving the head or other body parts during voluntary movements. There […]

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26 Aug

Neurological disorder: Tic disorder and Tourette’s disorder(TS)

Tourette’s and tic disorders as motor disorders. Not all tics means Tourette’s disorder. Transient tic disorders consist of multiple motor and/or phonic tics with a duration of at least 4 weeks, but less than 12 months. Chronic tic disorders are either single or multiple motor or phonic tics, but not both, and are typically present […]

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