What Can Cause Hand Tremors?

Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis is a condition that affects the central nervous system. Patients with this condition may experience hand tremors (usually in one hand), and they may also have weakness and numbness in the affected limb. While symptoms may be intermittent in cases of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, roughly seventy percent of patients will eventually develop secondary-progressive multiple sclerosis. In this form of the disease, symptoms get progressively worse, and symptom progression continues even if there are still periods of remission. Doctors diagnose multiple sclerosis by performing a neurological examination and conducting tests such as blood tests, MRI scans, evoked potential tests, and lumbar punctures. Patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis may get some relief from their symptoms through injections of beta interferons or glatiramer acetate, and oral medications such as fingolimod could help reduce the patient's relapse rate. Infusion treatments can help patients with some forms of progressive multiple sclerosis, and physical therapy may be beneficial.

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