Diagnose-Me: About Hand Tremors


	Question Category: SYMPTOMS - MUSCULAR

In the 'Symptoms - Muscular' section of our in-depth questionnaire we ask the following question about hand tremors:

Do your hands tremble or have a tremor?

	Your answer	...indicates	...and suggests
1.	"No / don't know"
2.	"Yes, but it stops while I am using them"	Hand tremors	A symptom
3.	"Mild, only when I try to use them"	Hand tremors	A symptom
4.	"Obvious, only when I try to use them"	Hand tremors	A symptom
5.	"Constant and obvious"	Serious hand tremors	A symptom

Your answer will affect the likelihoods of the conditions below. Any answers in green reduce the likelihood of the condition.

Answers					Condition	Comment
		3	4		Multiple Sclerosis	--
	2				Parkinson's Disease	The main symptom of Parkinson's disease is a pronounced tremor affecting the extremities - notably the hands, chin or lips. The tremor is most evident at rest and disappears with movement and sleep.
	2	3	4	5	Tremors	(Obvious connection)

GLOSSARY

Parkinson's Disease (Parkinson's)
A chronic, slowly-progressing disease of the nervous system characterized clinically by the combination of tremor, rigidity, extreme slowness of movement, and stooped posture. It is characterized pathologically by loss of dopamine in the substantia nigra.

Last updated: May 10, 2007