City to Observe National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week The City of Roanoke will celebrate National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, April 9-15, to honor the men and women who serve as public safety telecommunicators.
The cause of essential tremor is not completely understood. It is thought that certain regions of the brain send abnormal signals to the muscles, causing tremors. These brain regions include the cerebellum, red nucleus, globus pallidus, thalamus, and cortex. Genetics is thought to contribute to the cause of essential tremors in approximately half of those with the condition.
Cause of essential tremor. Essential tremor is the most common type of tremor, and affects more people than Parkinsonâs disease. Some estimates suggest that around one in five people over the age of 65 years is affected. There is no known cause, but a genetic link is strongly suspected.