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Pediatric Tremor, Tremor in Children

  • See Also
  1. Tremor
  2. Medication-Induced Tremor
  • Causes
  1. Spinal Muscular Atrophy
  2. Mitochondrial Disease
  3. Huntington Disease
  4. Fragile X Syndrome
  5. Brain Tumor
  6. Hydrocephalus
  7. Vitamin B12 Deficiency and other Vitamin Deficiencies
  8. Heavy Metal Poisoning
  9. Medication-induced Tremor (e.g. Stimulant Medications in ADHD)
  10. Pyruvate carboxylase deficiency
  11. Homocystinuria
  12. Wilson Disease
  13. Traumatic Brain Injury (Tremor may persists for up to 18 months)
  • Evaluation
  1. Refer to pediatric neurology without delay
  • References
  1. Crawford (2018) Am Fam Physician 83(6): 697-702 [PubMed]
  2. Keller (2009) Semin Pediatr Neurol 16(2): 60-70 [PubMed]