Metabolic Disorders Associated with Tremors

There are several medical conditions in which tremors might be an important sign. The most common ones are include:

• Hyperthyroidism
  
  
• Hyperparathyroidism
  
  
• Hypocalcemia
  
  
• Hyponatremia
  
  
• Hypomagnesemia
  
  
• Hypoglycemia
  
  
• Advanced kidney disease with encephalopathy
  
  
• Advanced liver disease with encephalopathy

The treatment of these tremors is related to the primary condition.

Task- and Position Specific Tremor

These are tremors that are seen only or almost exclusively in relation to a certain task. As long as the patient is not involved in that task, there are no symptoms, and the limbs can be used normally. The most common example is the writing tremor.