Open AccessPrevalence of Essential Tremor in the Faroe Islands: A Population-Based Study
Author(s) -
Eina H. Eliasen,
Monica Ferrer,
Shahin Gaïni,
Elan D. Louis,
Maria Skaalum Petersen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
neuroepidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.217
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1423-0208
pISSN - 0251-5350
DOI - 10.1159/000499070
Subject(s) - medicine , essential tremor , population , demography , pediatrics , psychiatry , environmental health , sociology
No studies of the prevalence of one of the most common movement disorders, essential tremor (ET), have been undertaken in the Faroe Islands. Given the potential for founder effects in the Islands, and the highly genetic nature of ET, the Faroe Islands provide a particularly interesting setting in which to study the prevalence of ET.