Abstract

Objective: Most of the tremors observed in childhood constitute essential tremor (ET). In this study, retrospective information of thepatients who were diagnosed with essential tremor by the pediatric neurology out patient clinic of an education and research hospital were analyzed.

Material and Methods: Patients who were admitted to the pediatric neurology out patient clinic with a complaint of tremor in the 3-year period between June 2016 and June 2019 were diagnosed based on the criteria of Movement Disorders Society (1998). SPSS 17.0 program was used in the analysis and p<.05 was accepted as the level of significance.

Results: It was determined that the cases diagnosed with essential tremor were 93 in total, the median age was 16 years (6-18 years), 54.8% (n = 51) were girls and 45.2% (n = 42) were boys. While 7.5% (n = 7) of the cases were in the child age group (6-11 years), 92.5% (n = 86) were in the adolescent age group (12-18 years). It was found that child-adolescent psychiatry was consulted due to psychiatric symptoms developing secondary to essential tremor in 17.2% (n = 16) of the cases. It was observed that 11.8% (n = 11) of th cases were prescribed dideral treatment. It was found that dideral treatment was not recommended for the childage group, and the child and adolescent age groups were directed to the child psychiatry department at simila rates (p> .05).

Conclusion: Essential tremor affects the gender of girls and boys in similar proportions and dideral is observed as a treatment option especially in adolescent group. In our cross-section, it was observed that there was a similar rate of psychiatric influences in both male and females exes and child-adolescent age groups. The findings are consistent with the literature.

Keywords: Child, Adolescent, Essential tremor, Propranolol

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Yılmaz A. Demographics, Clinical and Treatment Characteristics of Children and Adolescents with Essential Tremor: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Analysis. Turk J Pediatr Dis [Internet]. 2022 Jan. 28 [cited 2025 Aug. 23];16(1):1-4. Available from: https://turkjpediatrdis.org/article/view/910