Temblor

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Temblor

Definición:

Son un tipo de movimientos de estremecimiento involuntario.

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

Los temblores son causados por problemas en los nervios de ciertos músculos y pueden afectar todo el cuerpo o solamente algunas partes (como el temblor en la mano ).

Los trastornos en los cuales el temblor es el síntoma primario son:

Otros trastornos, como el mal de Parkinson al igual que otras enfermedades, pueden causar temblores junto con otros síntomas. Igualmente, ciertos problemas médicos como el hipertiroidismo o la enfermedad de Wilson pueden causar temblores.

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