Tag: IETF

New Virtual Education Event: Tremors, Quakes and Shakes of the Voice; Tracking Cognitive Changes in People with ET; Scholarship Applications Due October 31.

Each semester, the IETF awards four $1,000 college scholarships to students who have essential tremor through its Catherine S. Rice Scholarship Fund. As part of the application process, students are asked to write an essay on the topic, “how essential tremor has affected my life.” The following essay is from one of our fall 2021 […]

Help Us Advance Essential Tremor Research, New Podcast Focuses on DBS Therapy and The IETF Has Moved.

Compound May Hold Promise as Therapy for ET; Reducing the Burden of Brain Disorders through Education and Advocacy; Download Our ET Coping Tips Handout

Did you know that brain disease affects more people than heart disease and cancer combined? Katie Sale, executive director of the American Brain Coalition, talks about the mission and advocacy work of the ABC, which serves as an umbrella organization for more than 100 brain-related professional organizations and patient advocacy groups, including the IETF.

Video Focuses on Pediatric Onset of Essential Tremor; Honor a Loved One This Memorial Day; Hear from ET Support Group Leaders in Our Latest Podcast.

Listen to this panel discussion with some of the IETF’s Essential Tremor Support Group leaders. Learn what motivated some of these leaders to start their group, the rewards and challenges of being a leader and how to get one started in your area.

Attend the Movement Disorders Virtual Symposium; We’re Taking Applications for Fall Scholarships; Talking About the Tremelo Hand Stabilizing Device.

Shaky hands are not a sign of aging. And a shaky head is not a sure sign of Parkinson’s disease. An involuntary shaking of the hands, head, voice, legs or trunk can be a sign of essential tremor (ET). ET is one of the most common movement disorders in the world, and the most common […]

Essential Tremor and the COVID-19 Vaccine; Sage Shares Information on New Drug for ET; Order Your FREE Essential Tremor Awareness Posters