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Thursday 15:00-15:30
Check Up is your chance to talk to doctors about the health issues that most concern you and your family. Each week Barbara Myers is joined by a medical expert to take your calls and emails on a particular topic and give you the most up to date advice. No appointment necessary.
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Thursday听11 August听2005
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Essential Tremor

We can all get the shakes, particularly when over excited, frightened or stressed and this is perfectly natural.

However, if this involuntary movement is present continuously, even when at rest and perfectly healthy, the condition is known as essential tremor [ET].

It is estimated that between two or three people in every hundred have this condition, which is known to run in families.

It is at best a cosmetic nuisance and at worse disabling in many daily activities.

Specialists do not fully understand the mechanisms of essential tremor.

While there's no known cure, some patients benefit from taking drugs such as beta blockers, while a small amount of alcohol can also help to control the shaking.

However, many people do not seek help from the condition and learn to live with 'the shakes'.

If you want to know about the causes of essential tremor, or need advice about possible treatments, please let us know.

Consultant Neurologist Professor Leslie Findlay, a leading expert in the condition, will be joining Barbara Myers in the studio to answer your questions.

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