What are the common causes of tremors

Tremors are seen in variety of disorders and diseases. The most common causes of tremors are as follows:

• Anxiety
• Essential tremor
• Physiological tremor
• Thyrotoxicosis
• Parkinson’s disease
• Heavy metal poisoning, e.g mercury, manganese, thallium

The treatment of the tremor thus depends on the underlying cause.

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