raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:238606

Primary orthostatic tremor

Synonyms: POT

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
Adult
Status
active

A rare tremor disorder characterized by an isolated high frequency (>12 Hz) tremor that occurs when standing, typically in weight-bearing muscles, causing a feeling of unsteadiness or discomfort, which disappears when not standing.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enPrimary orthostatic tremorPOT
frTremblement orthostatique primairePOT · TOP
deTremor, orthostatischer primärer= en
esTemblor ortostático primarioPOT · TOP
itTremore ortostatico primitivo= en
nlPrimaire orthostatische tremor= en
ptTremor ortostático primário= en
plPierwotne drżenie ortostatyczne= en
csPrimární ortostatický tremor= en
ukПервинний ортостатичний тремор= en
zh原发性直立性震颤= en
trPrimer ortostatik tremor= en

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10G25.2NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118A04.1NTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0016546Evalidated
MeSHC536418Evalidated
UMLSC0878578Evalidated
GARD8563Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families390 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated[EXPERT]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

7 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0100022Abnormality of movement
HP:0003011Abnormality of the musculature
HP:0003457EMG abnormality
HP:0003394Muscle spasm
HP:0001337Tremor
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0003326Myalgia
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0002071Abnormality of extrapyramidal motor function

Run the differential on the 5 obligate / very frequent terms

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