Tremor: so common, so difficult

Whether you are a general practitioner or a movement disorders specialist, you have seen patients with tremor, the most frequent movement disorder and the most common sign in clinical neurology.1 In spite of its prevalence, tremor is a complex and often misdiagnosed disorder, especially by non-specialists. Furthermore, a number of false beliefs still populate our textbooks and are taught in medical schools (box 1). In this context, the review by...