Prevalence of primary blepharospasm in a community of Puglia region, Southern Italy
- 12 June 2001
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurology
- Vol. 56 (11) , 1579-1581
- https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.56.11.1579
Abstract
The authors ascertained the prevalence of primary blepharospasm (BSP) in a community located in Puglia, a region in Southern Italy, by focusing on neurologists and ophthalmologists. The crude prevalence rates were133 per million (95% CI, 61–153) for both focal and segmental BSP, 74 per million (95% CI, 24–173) for focal BSP, and 59 per million (95% CI, 16–151) for segmental BSP. Prevalence rate increased with age. Apraxia of eyelid opening and BSP coexisted in one third of cases.Keywords
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