How common is the most common adult movement disorder? Estimates of the prevalence of essential tremor throughout the world

Movement Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 5-10

  Louis, Elan D ^a,b,d   Ottman, Ruth ^a,b,c   Allen Hauser, W ^a,b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Essential tremor; Incidence; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL TREMOR; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; TREMOR; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0031984875     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.870130105     Document Type: Review

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