| Literature DB >> 18474448 |
Haydar Sur1, Selen Ilhan, Hülya Erdoğan, Esat Oztürk, Mustafa Taşdemir, Ulkü Türk Börü.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of essential tremor (ET) in a Turkish population living in Sile, a rural town located on Black Sea coast of Istanbul. This study was designed as a descriptive cross-sectional field study. People aged 18 years and over were selected for the study. Tremor surveillance questionnaire was applied by door-to-door visits. Subsequently, all subjects who answered the questionnaire had a standard tremor examination. Diagnosis was made based on Washington Heights-Inwood Genetic Study of Essential Tremor (WHIGET) diagnosis and clinical evaluation scale. A total of 2227 people was screened. The prevalence of ET was found to be 3.09% (95% Cl=2.42-3.91%) in Turkish population aged over 18 years. The prevalence of ET increased by age in both genders.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID： 18474448 DOI： 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2008.03.009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Parkinsonism Relat Disord ISSN： 1353-8020 Impact factor: 4.891