Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Head tremor
HP:0002346
What it means
An unintentional, oscillating to-and-fro muscle movement affecting head movement.
Rare diseases that can present with this15
Common30–79%
5Sometimes5–29%
8- Autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia-deafness-narcolepsy syndrome
- Autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia due to STUB1 deficiency
- Autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia with late-onset spasticity
- Autosomal recessive spastic paraplegia type 46
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4C
- Spinocerebellar ataxia type 18
- Spinocerebellar ataxia type 42
- Spinocerebellar ataxia with axonal neuropathy type 2
The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
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