Research progress on tremors in patients with Parkinson′s disease / 中华全科医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Parkinson′s disease is a motion disorder mostly occurring in middle and old age with high disability and death rate. According to epidemiological studies, the incidence of Parkinson′s disease increases year by year worldwide. Tremor is one of the four major symptoms of Parkinson′s disease. However, due to the similarity of signs with other diseases, the diagnosis is mostly based on the clinical experience of neurologist, which makes accurate identification of Parkinson′s disease tremor a challenge. Understanding tremors in Parkinson′s disease can be of help to more accurately diagnose the disease. This article reviews the research progress of tremors presented in Parkinson′s disease and other diseases, and their differentiation, which is expected to be helpful for the diagnosis of Parkinson′s disease.