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KANSAS: Tremor Will Be Focus Of Meeting Posted on Tue, Jan. 06, 2004 Essential tremor, which causes uncontrollable, continuous shaking in the hands, head, voice and sometimes other body parts, will be the focus of a conference Saturday in Kansas City, Kan. An estimated 10 million Americans are affected by essential tremor, which often is misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease. The average age of onset is 45, but it can develop at any age and tends to worsen with age. The keynote speaker for the conference will be Rajesh Pahwa, director of the Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Center at the University of Kansas Medical Center. The conference will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Radisson Hotel, 12601 W. 95th St. It is sponsored by the International Essential Tremor Foundation. Registration is $5 for foundation members, $10 for nonmembers, and includes lunch. For more information or to register, call (888) 387-3667 or visit http://www.essentialtremor.org SOURCE: Wichita Eagle, KS http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/living/7639314.htm * * * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn