You can help by writing to your local newspaper. Most newspapers have sections on health. Many people are suffering the effects of OT but are unaware of what it is. If you have a published article and would like the OT Resource to link to it, please let us know. The pathophysiology of tremor.-Orthostatic tremor is likely to originate in hitherto unidentified brainstem nuclei.
Orthostatic tremor arises from an oscillator in the posterior fossa.
The main aim of this study was to see if the characteristic postural tremor in OT can be identified with force platforms. After he has stood for about a 30 seconds he developed a visible tremor of his quadriceps. Effective treatment of orthostatic tremor with gabapentin. The involvement of cranial muscles suggests a location of the generator at supraspinal rather than spinal level. Otherwise, you will get results for websites where the two words exist but not necessarily together.