Essential Tremor Impact

Posted by Hal Bruner to Disease/Illness, Jul 28, 2010 7:24pm

Upwards of 10 million Americans are affected by this in several different ways and the severity can be devastating. Many people are still not diagnosed properly. There is still not one drug that has been developed for E T. Doctors have to rely on drugs developed for other ill's to help. ET can affect all ages- infants to adults. There is no cure for ET, it can cause a person to be embarrassed by their shaking and remain isolated in their homes. Eight times as many people have ET as have Parkinson"s disease. ET is a neurological condition. More info--- EssentialTremor.org