You are evaluating an elderly patient's complaint of a new onset of "hand shaking" when he drinks from a cup.The patient is euthyroid and does not drink alcohol.Which of the following signs indicate that this tremor is most likely an essential tremor rather than a Parkinson's tremor?

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Essential tremors are usually mild to moderate in amplitude and occur only with movement/activity, while Parkinson's tremors are typically "pill rolling" in nature and occur at rest. Slowed movements and dyskinesia are more commonly associated with Parkinson's disease, and the patient being euthyroid and not drinking alcohol cannot reliably indicate one condition over another.

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