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A 28-year-old female asked about a 28-year-old female:
28yr old female,sudden shaking of hands and arms making it hard to hold pen.no other symptoms accompanying.happens now and then.what could it be from?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

Dr. Eric Weisman answered
Neurology 36 years experience
Tremor: if its both hands and you do not loose consciousness its not seizure. If its tremor it can be from many things. Medication, low blood sugar, kidney infection (rigors) or familial tremor. See a neurologist if you and your doctor can't sort it out.
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