Essential tremor (ET) is considered a benign disease without any pathological changes. Nevertheless, this point of view has recently been challenged. In recent years, studies have shown that ET occurs with other non-motor symptoms, such as cognitive deficits, depression, anxiety, balance disorder, hearing impairment, olfactory dysfunction and sleep problems. Advancements in neuroimaging have revealed widespread alterations in the brain, and cerebellar involvement was the most consistent finding. In addition, studies have also shown that ET patients might experience poor quality of life, reflecting motor or non-motor symptoms. Both pharmacotherapy and non-pharmacotherapy have recently been suggested for the treatment of ET. This review briefly describes the current information on ET, including the non-movement symptoms, neuroimaging findings, the impact on daily life and ET therapy.
Keywords: Essential tremor; Neuroimaging; Non-motor symptoms; Quality of life; Treatment.