HomeMy WebLinkAboutPrsntatn - Essential Tremor AwarenessWhereas, Essential Tremor is the most common movement
disorder, affecting up to 10 million Americans, including 4 to 5 percent of
people aged 40 to 60, and 6 to 9 percent of people aged 60 and older; and
Whereas, Essential Tremor is often misdiagnosed as Parkinson's
disease, dystonia and other neurological movement disorders, and most
people with Essential Tremor are not diagnosed until after several visits to
many physicians; and
Whereas, Essential Tremor is not a normal outcome of aging as
believed by many people, including some physicians, but is an abnormal
condition, primarily genetic, afflicting people of all ages, including
newborns; and
Whereas, there are no medications that have been developed for
people with Essential Tremor. The medications currently being used were
developed for other conditions and only help 60 percent of the people
affected, and the only treatment specifically designed for Essential Tremor
is brain surgery; and
Whereas, Essential Tremor interferes with a person's ability to
perform activities of daily living such as grooming and writing, and in
approximately 5 percent of cases, is totally disabling; and
Whereas, overcoming the medical, social, and economic issues
listed in this proclamation depends upon research and research funding,
which is dependent upon awareness.
Now, Therefore I, Van G. Tanner, Mayor of the City of Palm
Desert, along with the entire City Council, do hereby recognize and
designate the month of March, 2014, as
Essential Tremor Awareness Month
in the City of Palm Desert, and urge all citizens to become aware of the
CITY coltAnintgliMber one neurological condition and to support the observance
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California, to be affixed this 27'6 day of February, 2014.