What is the difference between Parkinsons disease and other forms of tremor of the hands?
I have started getting very shaky and find it more difficult to write, but typing seems unaffected. I am in my late 40s and I think my father and grandfather had exactly the same problem. What is the difference between Parkinson’s disease and other forms of tremor of the hands? I have started getting very shaky and find it more difficult to write, but typing seems unaffected. I am in my late 40s and I think my father and grandfather had exactly the same problem. Parkinson’s is a complex neurological condition caused by a deterioration in one specific part of the brain. A tremor is one symptom, but there can be many others, such as difficulty walking and problems with muscle stiffness and speech. Parkinson’s seems at times to run in families, but most sufferers don’t have other family members with the disease. It sounds more likely that you have “essential tremor”, which is not related to Parkinson’s. This neurological condition runs in families, usually coming on in middle age and gett
