In this article you can find answers to the following questions; What is Holmes tremor? What are the differences of the Holmes Tremor from other tremor disesases? What are the causes of Holmes Tremor? How is Holmes tremor disease diagnosed? What are the Holmes Tremor treatment options?
What is Holmes tremor?
Holmes tremor is an illness characterized by a severe tremor especially localized in the upper body that is caused by cerebellar or cerebellum cerebral pathways damage. The disease characterized by severe tremor.
What are the differences of the Holmes Tremor from other tremor disesases?
Holmes tremor is different from other diseases present with tremor. Holmes tremor a combination of rest, action, and postural tremors. The Parkinsonian tremor presents with rest tremor, it means the tremor stops when the patient move his/her hand. In essential tremor the tremor presents with action, it means when the patient is in rest the tremor stops, when the patient wants to write or drinking the tremor starts. But in Holmes tremor we see the rest tremor, action tremor, and postural tremor together.
Holmes Tremoru yani Holmes Titremesi hastalığına neler sebep olur?
Holmes Tremor disease may be a result of stroke, trauma, multiple sclerosis, cerebellar lesions, and tumors. The risk factors of the Holmes tremor disease are excess exposure to heavy metals like lead and mercury or medications or toxins
What are the Holmes Tremor treatment options?
Unfortunately, the treatment of the Holmes Tremor is so difficult the medication alternatives are so limited. Deep Brain Stimulation (Brain Pacemaker) surgery is an effective tratment options for Holmes Tremor treatment. But since the tremor is so severe, the experiences of the surgeon and the surgical team is so important. We need to use a different area to deal with Holmes Tremor. The determination of this area is difficult from the other areas which we use for other disease. But in experienced hands the results are so satisfying.
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