Prevalence of essential tremor - Door-to-door neurologic exams in Mersin Province, Turkey

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Dogu, O
Sevim, S
Camdeviren, H
Sasmaz, T
Bugdayci, R
Aral, M
Kaleagasi, H
Un, S
Louis, ED
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[1] Mersin Univ, Fac Med, Dept Neurol, TR-33070 Mersin, Turkey
[2] Mersin Univ, Fac Med, Dept Biostat, TR-33070 Mersin, Turkey
[3] Mersin Univ, Fac Med, Dept Publ Hlth, TR-33070 Mersin, Turkey
[4] Columbia Univ Coll Phys & Surg, Gertrude H Sergievsky Ctr, New York, NY 10032 USA
[5] Columbia Univ Coll Phys & Surg, Dept Neurol, New York, NY 10032 USA
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10.1212/01.WNL.0000099075.19951.8C
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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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 greater than or equal to40 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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