On May 6, Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine, revealed that she’s had a condition called essential tremor throughout ...

Essential tremor is a common neurological condition that causes shaking, especially during movement, and is often mistaken ...

Sen. Susan Collins is publicly addressing a medical condition she says she has lived with for nearly her entire Senate career ...

PORTLAND, Maine — Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins says she has a benign essential tremor, disclosing the longtime health ...

Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins says she has a benign essential tremor, disclosing the longtime health condition for the ...

Dear Doctors: I think I’m coming down with essential tremors, which run in my family. At age 81, my left hand and left leg are making movements that I’m not initiating. My dad died at 95, and because ...

Sen. Susan Collins reveals long-standing essential tremor diagnosis: ‘I’ve lived with for decades’ - The Maine senator ...

Collins said that, while the tremor is “occasionally inconvenient,” it does not interfere with her ability to do her job.

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A neural pathway known as the "tremor network" regulates movement and runs between the motor cortex (A), thalamus (B) and cerebellum (C). Messages need to flow smoothly along this network, before ...