Trembling Chill-like

Chill-like trembling is a trembling of the whole body, which is accompanied by contraction of the hair muscles (“goose bumps”) and a pronounced autonomic reaction (pallor of the skin and other manifestations).

Chill-like shaking is characterized by a sudden feeling of extreme cold, accompanied by trembling of the entire body. In this case, goose bumps occur due to contraction of the muscles located at the base of the hairs. The skin turns pale as the blood vessels of the skin reflexively narrow.

Such trembling can occur during feverish conditions, infectious diseases, chills due to hypothermia. Chill-like trembling is also observed during stress reactions and severe emotional shocks.

The nature of trembling during chills differs from trembling during parkinsonism and other extrapyramidal disorders. In Parkinsonism, the trembling is constant and affects the limbs or head.



Shivering chills or tremors in Latin is called "tedremia", the Greek word "treme" translated from Greek means "trembling". The term tremor is often associated with these movement disorders in old age, as well as with progressive mental disorders in which there are: * Amyotrophic lateral