INTENTION TREMOR

Course overview

AN INTENTION, RUBRAL, CEREBELLAR, OR COURSE TREMOR IS DEFINED AS A RHYTHMIC, OSCILLATORY, AND HIGH AMPLITUDE TREMOR DURING A DIRECTED AND PURPOSEFUL MOTOR MOVEMENT, WORSENING BEFORE REACHING THE TARGET. INTENTION TREMORS CAN BE PRESENT WITH DEFICITS IN CORTICOCEREBELLAR TRACTS DUE TO PHYSIOLOGICAL OR PATHOLOGICAL DISEASE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE DEFINITION, ETIOLOGY, EVALUATION, AND ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE TREATMENT OF INTENTION TREMORS, AND ASSOCIATED DISORDERS.