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Prevalence of dystonia in Akita prefecture in Northern Japan
Author(s) -
Sugawara Masashiro,
Watanabe Sumio,
Toyoshima Itaru
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.20880
Subject(s) - blepharospasm , dystonia , focal dystonia , medicine , pediatrics , population , cervical dystonia , psychiatry , environmental health
We investigated the prevalence of dystonia in Akita Prefecture (population was 1,166,967 as of 1 November 2004). The prevalence of primary generalized and focal dystonia is estimated to be 0.68 and 14.4 per 100,000 persons, respectively. Blepharospasm is the most common primary dystonia in this area. © 2006 Movement Disorder Society