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Senile Tremor - Essential Tremor
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Diagnosis & Tests
How is the condition diagnosed?
The doctor will diagnose ET by seeing a person have tremors. The doctor will sometimes use an electromyography test, called EMG, to confirm the diagnosis. This kind of test checks the electrical activity in a set of muscles. An overactive thyroid gland, called hyperthyroidism, can mimic essential tremor. Blood tests can help rule out this condition.
A person who comes to a doctor with ET is often concerned about Parkinson disease. A doctor can usually tell these two types of tremors apart.