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- A service-based prevalence study in Oslo identified 129 patients with focal and segmental dystonia seeking medical treatment.
- The overall prevalence of dystonia was found to be 25.4 per 100,000, with rates increasing significantly with age—from 4.1 in those under 30 to 58.7 in those over 70.
- Patients of European descent had a higher prevalence rate (28.3 per 100,000) compared to first-generation immigrants from Asian and African backgrounds.
Article Abstract
All patients seeking medical treatment for primary focal and segmental dystonia in Oslo, Norway, were identified in a service-based prevalence study. A total of 129 patients with focal and segmental dystonia were treated. The total prevalence was 25.4 per 100,000, but the prevalence increased with age from 4.1 (age < 30) to 58.7 (age > 70). The prevalence in subjects of European descent was 28.3 per 100,000, much higher than among first-generation immigrants of Asian and African descent.
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