On 6 Nov 96 at 18:49, Terrie Whitling wrote: > The first clue to look for in distinguishing between PD and Essential > Tremor is in the > action of the tremor , itself. The PD tremor is a resting tremor with the > tremor usuallyl > disappearing during action. The Essential Tremor, in contrast, is maintained > and > sometimes exacerbated in action. Hope this helps! > Terrie > TWWhitling@aol,com Someone once told me that if you had a shot of booze an essential tremor would stop and Parkinson's would not. This necessarily then leads to serving alcohol at the neurologists office. Not a bad idea.