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|Articles|December 31, 2006
What’s Shaking? A Test for Fine Tremors
Patients with benign essential tremoror Graves disease can have tremorsso fine that they are easily missed onphysical examination.
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Patients with benign essential tremoror Graves disease can have tremorsso fine that they are easily missed onphysical examination. A simple wayto detect such tremors is to place athin piece of paper on the patient'soutstretched hands (palms up). Thepaper will shake if the patient has atremor.
-Gopi Rana-Mukkavilli, MD
New York
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