Orthostatic tremor: current challenges and future prospects
Degenerative Neurological and Neuromuscular Disease 2016:6
Philip Babatunde Adebayo, Neurology Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoşo, Oyo State, Nigeria
This paper is a review of research and papers on Orthostatic Tremor and I found this excerpt interesting because of the increasing number of terms used for OT and it's variants.
LINK TO REVIEW the full document is available to download as a PDF from this linkThe term Primary Orthostatic Tremor (POT) or idiopathic OT is used when the tremor (whether or not there is upper limb involve-ment) is not accompanied by additional neurological features.Recently, Ganos et al have used the term “isolated OT” as a nomenclature for POT; with or without upper extremities involvement. The term orthostatic tremor plus (“OT Plus”) is used when OT is accompanied by other neurological symptoms or conditions. The term “Shaky Leg Syndrome” has been suggested by some other authors based on the fact that the tremor is not exclusively orthostatic and that it can also be induced by strong tonic con-traction of the leg muscles. The latter terminology fails to reflect the possible involvement of other regions of the body such as the trunk or the upper extremities. The findings of Boroojerdi et al show that while OT is invariably present during stance or other weight-bearing positions, it is, however, not always associated with orthostasis. The term “Orthostasis-independent action tremor” has been suggested for this group of patients.