Prevalence of essential tremor in urban Lagos, Nigeria: a door-to-door community-based study.

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dc.contributor.authorOkubadejo, N.U.
dc.contributor.authorBankole, I.A.
dc.contributor.authorOjo, O.O.
dc.contributor.authorOjini, F.I.
dc.contributor.authorDanesi, M.A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-02T15:00:04Z
dc.date.available2019-11-02T15:00:04Z
dc.date.issued2012-09-27
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Essential tremor (ET) is one of the commonest movement disorders though the prevalence varies globally. There is paucity of data on ET prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa. The study aimed to determine the prevalence of ET in a Nigerian community. METHODS: This door-to-door survey was conducted in two stages. In Stage 1, 3000 randomly selected residents of an urban centre in Lagos, Nigeria, were screened using a questionnaire to detect symptoms of movement disorder. 234 participants who responded positively regarding presence of tremors were rescreened using an ET-specific questionnaire, a face-to-face interview and neurological examination. Diagnosis of ET was based on the Movement Disorders Society (MDS) consensus diagnostic criteria for ET. RESULTS: Of the 3000 participants, forty responded positively to the ET screening questionnaire, of which 36 (19 females and 17 males) had a final diagnosis of ET, giving a crude prevalence of 12 per 1000 (95% CI = 8.1- 15.9). Gender specific prevalence was 10.3 /1000 in males and 14.3/1000 in females. Age specific prevalence increased with advancing age in both sexes. Age adjusted prevalence (WHO New world population) was 23.8 per 1000. CONCLUSIONS: We documented a high prevalence of ET in this study, with typical increasing prevalence with advancing age as previously reported in other populations.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOkubadejo NU, Bankole IA, Ojo OO, Ojini FI, Danesi MA. Prevalence of essential tremor in urban Lagos, Nigeria: a door-to-door community-based study. BMC Neurol. 2012 Sep 27;12:110.en_US
dc.identifier.otherdoi: 10.1186/1471-2377-12-110.
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6698
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBiomed Central (BMC)en_US
dc.subjectEssential tremoren_US
dc.subjectPrevalenceen_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.subjectCommunity based studyen_US
dc.subjectEpidemiologyen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of essential tremor in urban Lagos, Nigeria: a door-to-door community-based study.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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