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My dad's right hand shakes uncontrollably at times. what could this be?

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Dr. Barry Callahan answered

Specializes in Hand Surgery

Idiopathic tremor: If it shakes when he tries to do something think about intention tremor. Also some meds can cause a tremor as well. If it is an intention tremor have him see a hand surgeon or a neurologist as I have found low dose Propranolol quite helpful. In fact, i treated my dad's tremor successfully with it. Hope this helps :).

Answered 6/30/2014

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