Tremors and Shakes
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Tremors and Shakes Underlying Cause
Common causes
for
tremors
and shakes include:
Alcohol withdrawal
Anxiety
Benign essential tremor
Caffeine overdose
Drug side effects
Drug withdrawal
Grave's disease
Hyperthyroidism
Narcotic withdrawal
Less common causes
for
tremors
and shakes include:
Addison's disease
African sleeping sickness
Cirrhosis
Congenital
herpes simplex infection
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Heavy metal poisoning
Hypocalcemia:
Low blood
calcium
Insecticide poisoning
Japanese encephalitis
Multiple sclerosis
Muscle spasms
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Parkinson's disease
Post traumatic stress disorder
Seizures
Spinal cord injury
Spinal cord tumor
Vitamin B12 deficiency
Zinc deficiency
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Related Conditions
Alcohol withdrawal
Benign essential tremor
Drug withdrawal
Epilepsy
Muscle spasms
Narcotic withdrawal
Panic attacks
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Anxiety
Leg cramps (both legs)
Palpitations
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Last Updated: Nov 13, 2008
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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