A grandmother who suffered from "embarrassing" tremors leaving her unable to carry a cup was diagnosed with an incurable condition - but she now has her life back after being chosen for pioneering treatment.
Maureen Greenough, 65, said didn't think anything of it when "a little shake" in her hand started several years ago. She became worried she had Parkinson's and sought medical help after the tremor gradually got worse, spreading down her right-hand side and into her leg.
The former nursing assistant is one of more than a million people in the UK diagnosed with essential tremor, a neurological disorder that causes an uncontrollable shake or trembling in part of the body, including the hands and head. Roughly a quarter of people with the condition are severely disabled by their tremors, according to specialist neurology and neurosurgery hospital trust The Walton Centre in Liverpool.
