The Spectrum of Movement Disorders in Tertiary Care Centers in India: A Tale of Three Cities.
Ann Indian Acad Neurol
; 24(5): 721-725, 2021.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Movement disorders constitute a major burden among the neurological disorders. Overall prevalence and distribution of disorders requiring medical resources remain unknown.OBJECTIVE:
To understand the pattern of movement disorders burden in India. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Retrospective electronic database review of new patients attending movement disorders clinics in three cities from 2012 to 2018 was done.RESULTS:
14,561 patients (MF-9,5784,983) with mean age at assessment of 60.5 ± 14.9 years (Range 1-98 years) were analyzed. The major broad syndromic diagnosis included Parkinsonism (n = 9560, 64.9%), Dystonia (n = 2159, 14.8%), Tremors (n = 1129, 7.7%), Ataxia (n = 475, 3.3%), Chorea (n = 402, 2.7%), Peripheral induced movement disorders (n = 400, 2.7%), Gait Disorders (n = 156, 1.1%), Tics (n = 112, 0.8%), Restless Leg Syndrome (n = 89, 0.6%), and Myoclonus (n = 58, 0.4%). The syndromic diagnosis also included the functional disorders (0.6%).CONCLUSION:
This large database from India show the burden of different movement disorders in tertiary clinics. In addition, it also gives insight into disorders requiring more resources for evaluation and management.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Ann Indian Acad Neurol
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
India