Does age of onset in essential tremor have a bimodal distribution? Data from a tertiary referral setting and a population-based study.
Neuroepidemiology
; 29(3-4): 208-12, 2007.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIMS:
The distribution of age of onset of essential tremor (ET) is unclear, with discrepancies in the literature. Some data suggest a bimodal distribution and other data 1 late-life peak. We studied age of ET onset in 2 distinct settings a population-based study and a tertiary referral center.METHODS:
Age of onset data were collected.RESULTS:
In the population, there was only a small peak at the age ofDISCUSSION:
In the population-based study, a peak in later life was clearly present but a young-onset peak was barely discernable, comprising few cases. By contrast, in a tertiary referral center, age of onset was clearly bimodal. While age of ET onset is often said to be bimodal, this may be due to the preferential referral to tertiary centers of patients with young-onset, familial ET.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Temblor Esencial
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
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Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neuroepidemiology
Año:
2007
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos