"Enhanced" physiological tremor

I have a six month old son who was born with tremors in his hands.  They only appear when he is excited or scared, his symptoms are similar to those of "enhanced" physiological tremor.  Is it possible to outgrow a condition like this?  

Thanks

[veeger12383]

Greetings!  

I am not a doctor, but I wanted to share my experience with my tremors with you.  I will be 26 this coming January, and have had 'tremors' in my hands since I was 5 years old, and I have lived with them without any detrimental affects on my life or my happiness.  I, too, tremble with excitement, and the greater the excitement the more intense the tremor, unless I notice it and force myself to stop.

They were much worse when I was younger, causing both of my arms to actually swing in and out in a 'saw-like' pattern when I was excited.  Over the years, I have learned to control it better, so that it is limited to just my hands, usually just my right, though sometimes both hands shake.  The day of my wedding six months ago they shook a lot (lol).

I cannot answer what causes them, or if your child will outgrow them.  I believe the death of my mother when I was 4 may be a factor in what caused them in my life initially, but I have never spoken with a professional about that so I cannot say that for sure.  

what I can tell you is that aside from a little harmless 'picking on' by his classmates and/or coworkers (when he gets older), they should not cause any great trouble for him.  With discipline, he can teach himself to stop the tremors when they surface, as I have.

If, when he gets older, he comes to you with his hands shaking and says he cannot stop them, then I would get worried.  But, again, I have 'the shakes', as I like to call them, and I have full control over it once I realize what my hands are doing, and force them to stop.

[DrNoopurMD]

Hi,

Thanks for writing in.
Many infants show rapid jittery movements of limbs. These are supposed to be due to hypocalcemia or low calcium levels. Please make sure that your baby is not low on calcium. In most of the infants these jittery movements are normal and generally go away with passage of time.
Hope this helps!