Essential tremor--successful treatment with aminophylline. A case report.
In a patient suffering from essential tremor, treatment with aminophylline resulted in complete and sustained remission of symptoms. This observation supports a central origin of essential tremor and suggests that brain nucleotides (cyclic adenosine monophosphate, cyclic guanosine monophosphate) may be important in the pathogenesis of this condition.
D000628:Aminophylline / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014202:Tremor / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000628:Aminophylline