title: [Drug-induced tremor].
abstract: Drug-induced tremor is an important differential diagnosis for tremor syndromes. In view of a constantly ageing population and increasingly frequent polypharmacotherapy, identification of potentially tremor-inducing drugs may help generating risk profiles for individual patients. Drug-induced tremor has often been seen as a complication of antipsychotic therapy, but its occurrence has also been described in response to a great diversity of compounds such as antidepressants, sympathomimetics, antiarrhythmics, antiepileptics and other drugs. The present article presents a synopsis of the most prevalent tremor-inducing drugs as well as strategies to overcome drug-induced tremor, either by replacement of the causative drug or by symptomatic therapies.
authors: Neurologische Klinik, Helios-Klinikum Schwerin, Wismarsche Straße 393-397, 19049 Schwerin. frank.block@helios-kliniken.de
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Block
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Dafotakis
mesh_terms: D058666:Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists / Q000009:adverse effects; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000009:adverse effects; D000818:Animals; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000009:adverse effects; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D002927:Cimetidine / Q000009:adverse effects; D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D000077213:Lamotrigine; D018020:Lithium Compounds / Q000009:adverse effects; D010869:Pindolol / Q000009:adverse effects; D013806:Theophylline / Q000009:adverse effects; D014202:Tremor / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy; D014227:Triazines / Q000009:adverse effects; D014635:Valproic Acid / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D058666:Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D000927:Anticonvulsants; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents; D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D018020:Lithium Compounds; D014227:Triazines; D014635:Valproic Acid; D002927:Cimetidine; D010869:Pindolol; D013806:Theophylline; D000077213:Lamotrigine