Can essential tremor get transferred genetically?

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I have read your question with care and understand your doubts regarding essential tremors. If not treated, the person will not be able to do or will do with much difficulty works involving fingers like writing, mixing food, button shirts, etc. Activities which require co-ordinated movements of the fingers will be affected. Essential tremors can be due to various reasons and a few of these reasons are transmitted genetically. A few are acquired. Even among the ones which are transmitted genetically, it can be AD, AR, XD, XR that is autosomal dominant, autosomal resistant, X-linked dominant and X-linked resistant respectively. So, unless we know the exact cause of this tremor, we cannot answer about genetic transmission. Without knowing the exact cause, the answer for this question is 0 to 100 (0 for acquired and 100 for AD). The cure of essential tremor depends on the cause. A few causes can be cured completely, a few causes can be controlled and a few cannot be cured at all. Again, the link with other illness and disorders depends on the cause of the tremor. Coming to this particular patient, who has this when going to new places or during anxiety, this tremors can be controlled with proper medication. You have to consult a neurosurgeon who has had experience in successfully treating such patients for physical evaluation.

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AD, AR, XD and XR are various modes by which a disease is transmitted genetically. You have mentioned that the tremors run in the family. But, you have not told me the mode by which it is transmitted. So, I am not able to tell whether it will affect next generation or not. If we find whether the disease is multifactorial or single geneand also whether it is transmitted by AD, AR, XD and XR, then we can say for sure whether the next generation will be affected or not. As I had already mentioned, you have to consult a neurosurgeon like me for complete evaluation.