A Robot Has Just Passed a Classic Self-Awareness Test for the First Time. It thinks, therefore it is. A researcher at Ransselaer Polytechnic Institute in the US has given three Nao robots an updated version of the classic 'wise men puzzle' self-awareness test... and one of them has managed to pass.
Medications used to treat essential tremors include: 1  Beta blockers. 2  Anti-seizure medications. 3  Tranquilizers. Calcium-channel blockers.  Botox injections.
Treatment should be aimed at the primary cause of the tremor as Celiac disease can trigger cerbellar degeneration and maybe even parkinson so a gluten free diet should be tried in all patients. Parkinson disease tremor therapy is with sinemet. Essential tremor is treated with propranolol or primidone. Propranolol may be useful in treating alcohol withdrawal tremor, gluten free diet may control the cerebellar tremor associated with multiple sclerosis. Clonazepam may relieve orthostatic tremor. Other agents are also available for the treatment of tremor.