orthostatic tremor; postural tremor

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Etiology

Clinical manifestations

  • high-frequency tremor in the legs induced or increased in severity with assuming an erect or standing position
  • tremor resolves with sitting or action[1]

Differential diagnosis

Management

More general terms

References

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015
  2. Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Dirkx MF, Zach H, Bloem BR, Hallett M, Helmich RC. The nature of postural tremor in Parkinson disease. Neurology 2018 Mar 27; 90:e1095. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29476038