Is a tremor a symptom?

[Vic10]

My OH was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s 4+ years ago. Over the last 12 months there has been considerable deterioration in his condition.
He has a severe tremor in his jaw, arms, hands and sometimes legs. Is this a symptom of Alzheimer’s or could something else be going on?
It doesn’t seem to bother him at all, not sure he even knows he’s doing it! Should I be getting him to the GP?
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[Izzy]

I’ve no experience of this with my husband or my mum but if I were youI would be arranging for him to see his GP. It would do no harm to just have things ruled out at least.

 

[karaokePete]

My wife was diagnosed about the same time as your OH and she has developed a tremor in her hands. I don't know whether it's related to the dementia though as other members of her family have the same tremor.

I agree that anything that's a concern should be run past the GP.

 

[canary]

Id go to the GP. It might be something like Parkinsons

 

[Izzy]

Id go to the GP. It might be something like Parkinsons

That was my thought as well. My friend’s husband had Alzheimers, vascular dementia and Parkinson’s. He had tremors and a very shuffling walk.

 

[Agzy]

My OH was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s 4+ years ago. Over the last 12 months there has been considerable deterioration in his condition.
He has a severe tremor in his jaw, arms, hands and sometimes legs. Is this a symptom of Alzheimer’s or could something else be going on?
It doesn’t seem to bother him at all, not sure he even knows he’s doing it! Should I be getting him to the GP?
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There is something called he Rigors which has similar symptoms and is usually linked to an infection or high temperature.