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Postural induced‐tremor in psychiatry
Author(s) -
Arbaizar Beatriz,
GómezAcebo Inés,
Llorca Javier
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2008.01877.x
Subject(s) - primidone , topiramate , essential tremor , lamotrigine , valproic acid , movement disorders , gabapentin , medicine , postural tremor , psychiatry , psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , neurology , epilepsy , anticonvulsant , disease , alternative medicine , pathology
Postural tremor is the most common movement disorder in psychiatry, and often a difficult problem for clinicians. It can be classified as physiological, essential, drug‐induced, and postural tremor in Parkinson's disease. Drugs used in psychiatry that can produce postural tremor, include lithium, valproic acid, lamotrigine, antidepressants, and neuroleptics. Clinical characteristics of postural tremor induced by each of these drugs are described. Pharmacological strategies for therapy in disabling drug‐induced tremor include beta‐blockers, primidone, gabapentin, topiramate, and benzodiazepines; their utility, doses and side‐effects are also discussed.