What is the disease of head shaking at rest? If the head shakes at rest, it may be due to the following diseases: 1. Idiopathic tremor: Idiopathic tremor is mainly seen in young and middle-aged people, the cause of its onset is not very clear, mainly manifested as involuntary tremor of the hands and head, but muscle tone is not high. 2. Parkinson’s disease: Parkinson’s disease is mainly seen in older people, who have resting tremor, including head shaking, hand shaking, stiffness of the limbs, slow movement, etc. 3, 3, senile tremor: many elderly people can have involuntary head shaking when they get older. 4, other diseases of the body such as hyperthyroidism have a certain relationship.