{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["8(3)"],"submitter":["Al-Shorafat DM"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Although the β-blocker propranolol is considered one of the most effective tremor treatments and other β-blockers are often prescribed to patients with tremor, those with partial β-agonist activity on β-adrenoreceptors can theoretically induce or exacerbate tremor. Here we report 2 patients with tremor induced or worsened by such β-blockers.<h4>Cases</h4>Case 1 is a 38-year-old man with worsening of tremor in both upper extremities after the introduction of pindolol as an adjunct treatment for severe depression. The tremor improved 1 month after discontinuing this medication. Case 2 is a 77-year-old woman with new bilateral hand tremor after receiving labetalol for the management of hypertension during a hospital admission. Tremor markedly attenuated after eliminating la"],"journal":["Movement disorders clinical practice"],"pagination":["449-452"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8015902"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["β-Blocker-Induced Tremor."],"pmcid":["PMC8015902"],"pubmed_authors":["Al-Shorafat DM","Espay AJ","Fasano A","Bhowmick S"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"β-Blocker-Induced Tremor.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Although the β-blocker propranolol is considered one of the most effective tremor treatments and other β-blockers are often prescribed to patients with tremor, those with partial β-agonist activity on β-adrenoreceptors can theoretically induce or exacerbate tremor. Here we report 2 patients with tremor induced or worsened by such β-blockers.<h4>Cases</h4>Case 1 is a 38-year-old man with worsening of tremor in both upper extremities after the introduction of pindolol as an adjunct treatment for severe depression. The tremor improved 1 month after discontinuing this medication. Case 2 is a 77-year-old woman with new bilateral hand tremor after receiving labetalol for the management of hypertension during a hospital admission. Tremor markedly attenuated after eliminating la","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Apr","modification":"2025-04-04T10:17:02.663Z","creation":"2025-04-04T10:17:02.663Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8015902","cross_references":{"pubmed":["33816676"],"doi":["10.1002/mdc3.13176"]}}