What is the cause of hand trembling in the elderly

Idiopathic tremor is a movement disorder in which the patient can have hand tremors and the frequency of tremors is relatively fast. As the disease progresses and worsens, the patient may also experience head tremors in severe cases. The specific pathogenesis of idiopathic tremor is not well understood, but there is a certain relationship with genetics. For idiopathic tremor, the patient is given oral sedation, clonazepam is more effective, propranolol is given when necessary, starting with small oral doses, note that the patient has bronchial asthma or bradycardia, is prohibited, can also apply aminoglutethimide drugs, can not be used in combination with sedatives. The hand trembling in the elderly is also seen in the middle and late stages of Parkinson’s disease, mainly due to the degeneration of the extrapyramidal system, it is recommended to consult a neurologist if necessary and give the patient levodopa and other drugs orally.