OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence of essential tremor (ET) in two Spanish populations (Irun and Hondarribia, Bidasoa region) and to compare the results with those of similar surveys. METHODS: The survey included 2,000 participants aged 65 years or older in a door-to-door, two-phase design. ET was defined as postural or kinetic tremor of the head or limbs. RESULTS: ET prevalence after age adjustment was 4.8% (95% confidence interval, 3.6-6.4). Prevalence increased significantly with age and there were no sex differences. CONCLUSIONS: The age-adjusted prevalence rate of ET in people 65 years old and older in Bidasoa, Spain, is close to those described in other studies using a similar design and suggest no geographical variation. ET prevalence increases with age and has a similar distribution in males and females. Copyright 2001 S. Karger AG, Basel.
OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence of essential tremor (ET) in two Spanish populations (Irun and Hondarribia, Bidasoa region) and to compare the results with those of similar surveys. METHODS: The survey included 2,000 participants aged 65 years or older in a door-to-door, two-phase design. ET was defined as postural or kinetic tremor of the head or limbs. RESULTS: ET prevalence after age adjustment was 4.8% (95% confidence interval, 3.6-6.4). Prevalence increased significantly with age and there were no sex differences. CONCLUSIONS: The age-adjusted prevalence rate of ET in people 65 years old and older in Bidasoa, Spain, is close to those described in other studies using a similar design and suggest no geographical variation. ET prevalence increases with age and has a similar distribution in males and females. Copyright 2001 S. Karger AG, Basel.
Authors: Jesús de Pedro-Cuesta; Javier Virués-Ortega; Saturio Vega; Manuel Seijo-Martínez; Pedro Saz; Fernanda Rodríguez; Angel Rodríguez-Laso; Ramón Reñé; Susana Pérez de las Heras; Raimundo Mateos; Pablo Martínez-Martín; José María Manubens; Ignacio Mahillo-Fernandez; Secundino López-Pousa; Antonio Lobo; Jordi Llinàs Reglà; Jordi Gascón; Francisco José García; Manuel Fernández-Martínez; Raquel Boix; Félix Bermejo-Pareja; Alberto Bergareche; Julián Benito-León; Ana de Arce; José Luis del Barrio Journal: BMC Neurol Date: 2009-10-19 Impact factor: 2.474
Authors: Manuel Seijo-Martínez; María Castro Del Río; Jose Ramon Rodríguez Alvarez; Ramon Suarez Prado; Eugenio Torres Salgado; Javier Paz Esquete; Maria Jesus Sobrido-Gómez Journal: Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y) Date: 2013-09-03