TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of essential tremor
T2 - Door-to-door neurologic exams in Mersin Province, Turkey
AU - Dogu, O.
AU - Sevim, S.
AU - Camdeviren, H.
AU - Sasmaz, T.
AU - Bugdayci, R.
AU - Aral, M.
AU - Kaleagasi, H.
AU - Un, S.
AU - Louis, E. D.
PY - 2003/12/23
Y1 - 2003/12/23
N2 - Estimates of the prevalence of essential tremor (ET) are probably low because screening questionnaires have been used. The authors estimated the prevalence of ET in Mersin Province, Turkey, in 2,253 individuals aged ≥40 years, all of whom were examined by study neurologists. There were 89 ET cases (prevalence = 4.0%, 95% CI = 3.2 to 4.8%). The prevalence of ET may be higher than previously estimated. This is important when defining the extent of the health care problem.
AB - Estimates of the prevalence of essential tremor (ET) are probably low because screening questionnaires have been used. The authors estimated the prevalence of ET in Mersin Province, Turkey, in 2,253 individuals aged ≥40 years, all of whom were examined by study neurologists. There were 89 ET cases (prevalence = 4.0%, 95% CI = 3.2 to 4.8%). The prevalence of ET may be higher than previously estimated. This is important when defining the extent of the health care problem.
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U2 - 10.1212/01.WNL.0000099075.19951.8C
DO - 10.1212/01.WNL.0000099075.19951.8C
M3 - Article
C2 - 14694055
AN - SCOPUS:0346734154
SN - 0028-3878
VL - 61
SP - 1804
EP - 1806
JO - Neurology
JF - Neurology
IS - 12
ER -