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Spasms are a common symptom of essential tremor?
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Not usually: Spasms unlikely to be caused by essential tremor, and more likely due to other causes.
Answered 4/2/2013
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No : By definition, tremor should be the only predominant sign/symptom of et. A person could tense up their muscles in a conscious effort to control the tremor and that could be perceived as muscle spasm.
Answered 4/2/2013
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