Chuck--re: Essential Tremor, there is some info in the list archives. However, her doc should have made clear to your mother that ET is NOT the same as PD! To access the archives, email to: John Cottingham at: [log in to unmask] in body of post put "archive search" and ask for the info on ET. ET is what Katharine Hepburn had, by the way, though some sources thought she had PD. Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter, 78/7, Oxford,Ohio [log in to unmask] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Ask me about the CARE list for PD caregivers!" * * * * * * * * * * * * * *