What are the causes of hand shaking in the elderly? Does it matter?

There are functional and organic reasons for hand tremor. Functional tremor is mostly caused by emotional excitement, overwork, physical weakness and other factors, and generally does not need treatment. The common diseases of organic tremor are: hand tremor is the most obvious disease in the midbrain, and anticholinergic drugs should be used for treatment. Cerebellar lesions are prone to intentional tremor, such as shaking hands badly when lifting a glass, making it difficult to complete specific actions, accompanied by stumbling and stuttering. Taking diphenhydramine and other drugs can improve symptoms. Atherosclerosis can lead to discordant voluntary movement. One of the symptoms is head tremor when hand shaking is severe, which needs treatment. Writing tremor is characterized by difficulty in holding a pen and writing, but it is not hand tremor when engaging in other fine hand movements, but is caused by cerebral cortex dysfunction. The treatment is mainly psychotherapy, and physical exercise and local functional exercise are strengthened. When necessary, diazepam, oryzanol and Schisandra syrup are used to treat involuntary tremor of limbs and even head and neck, which is called tremor in medicine. It is just a symptom, which means that part or all of the body shows involuntary rhythmic tremor, which is clinically subdivided into: static tremor, exercise tremor, postural tremor, rebound tremor and vibration tremor. Resting tremor refers to limb tremor when muscles relax and disappear during sleep, which is more rhythmic. Parkinson's syndrome falls into this category. Exercise tremor does not appear at rest, but only during exercise. It is characterized by no rhythm and large amplitude, and often occurs due to emotional excitement and mental stimulation. This is the result of antagonistic muscle coordination disorder. It is often the reaction of cerebellar lesions, such as cerebellar tumors, commissural arm lesions and cerebrovascular sclerosis. Postural tremor is also called intentional tremor. This kind of tremor actually belongs to sports tremor, that is, it only appears when the body is in a certain posture (such as lying or sitting) or engaged in a certain purpose of sports or maintaining a certain posture, and disappears when it is still. Although tremor is manifested as shaking hands, its root is mostly in the brain, and the area of the brain involved in motor coordination function is damaged by some diseases. Clinical causes include Parkinson's syndrome, hepatolenticular degeneration, hepatic encephalopathy, cerebellar and brainstem lesions, cerebral arteriosclerosis, cerebral ischemia, drug poisoning, dementia and so on. For example, in the TV series, Jia Rong's hand tremor attack is probably due to his old-age hypertension, arteriosclerosis and sudden mental stimulation from the time, place, age and inducing factors. As an elderly person, if the symptoms of shaking hands get worse, you should seek medical advice in time, make proper examination, make clear the cause, treat correctly, and don't "miss Jingzhou". If you only shake hands to treat your hands, on the surface, you can only get twice the result with half the effort. People often see some old people's hands shaking, and even when eating, they can't accurately deliver food to their mouths. So, what's the problem with old people's hand shaking? The causes of hand trembling in the elderly are functional and organic. Functional tremor is mostly caused by emotional excitement, overwork, physical weakness and other factors, and generally does not need treatment. Organic tremor is caused by a certain disease. Common diseases include: arteriosclerosis in the elderly can lead to voluntary movement's disharmony, one of the symptoms is hand tremor, and in severe cases, head tremor can also occur. Treatment and symptomatic treatment should aim at the cause of arteriosclerosis. Midbrain lesions in the elderly, midbrain lesions can cause tremor paralysis, especially hand tremor. Anticholinergic drugs should be used in treatment. The main function of cerebellar lesions is to maintain the coordination and stability of human activities. Once you get sick, you are prone to "intentional tremor." For example, when you drink a glass, your hands shake badly, making it difficult to complete a certain action, accompanied by stumbling and stuttering. Taking diphenhydramine and other drugs can improve symptoms. Writing tremor is mainly manifested as difficulty in holding a pen and writing, but it does not tremble when engaged in other fine hand movements. It is generally believed that it is caused by dysfunction of cerebral cortex. We should give priority to psychotherapy, and strengthen physical exercise and local functional exercise. Drugs such as diazepam and oryzanol should be used when necessary. But I suggest you go to the hospital for a check-up. Most elderly people are afraid of Alzheimer's disease, so we should check it as early as possible to prevent it before it happens.