Fifteen minute consultation: tremor in children.
Tremor is defined as a rhythmic, involuntary, oscillatory movement of body parts. Although constituting nearly 20% of presentations with paediatric movement disorders, tremor in childhood, beginning in the neonatal period, has rarely been described in the literature. Tremor may be an isolated finding or a part of associated neurological or systemic disorders. In this review we aim to discuss the classification, aetiology, clinical features and management of various tremor syndromes in childhood.
Department of Paediatrics, Pinderfield General Hospital, Wakefield, UK.
Manish
M
Prasad
Department of Paediatric Neurology, Nottingham Children's Hospital, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK.
Min Tsui
MT
Ong
Department of Paediatric Neurology, Nottingham Children's Hospital, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, UK.
William P
WP
Whitehouse
D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014202:Tremor / Q000175:diagnosis*
Accident & Emergency; Neurology; Paediatric Practice