MAYO CLINIC PROCEEDINGS, vol. 74, n° 6, 1999, pages 565-569, 10 réf., ISSN 0025-6196, USA
CAVINESS (J.N.) *, ALVING (L.I.), MARAGANORE (D.M.), BLACK (R.A.), MCDONNELL (S.K.), ROCCA (W.A.)
Department of Neurology. Mayo Clinic Rochester. Rochester. MN. USA, Department of Health Sciences Research. Mayo Clinic Rochester. Rochester. MN. USA
To study the incidence and prevalence of diagnosed myoclonus in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
Little is known about the frequency and distribution of myoclonus in the general population.
Descriptive study with case ascertainment through a records-linkage system.
We used a medical records-linkage system to identify all subjects whose records contained documentation of myoclonus or of diseases known to exhibit myoclonus.
The records of all potential patients were reviewed by a neurologist, and only patients with pathologic and persistent myoclonus were included.
Population denominators were derived from census data.
The average annual incidence rate of pathologic and persistent myoclonus for 1976 through 1990 was 1.3 cases per 100,000 person-years.
The rate increased with advancing age and was consistently higher in men.
Symptomatic myoclonus was the most common type, followed by epileptic and essential myoclonus ; dementing diseases were the most common cause of symptomatic myoclonus.
The lifetime prevalence of myoclonus, as of January 1,1990, was 8.6 cases per 100,000 population, and the prevalence increased with advancing age.
Although our figures are probably underestimated, they are the first attempt, to our knowledge, to measure myoclonus morbidity in the general population.
We found clinical features and age and sex distributions different from those previously described in clinical series.
Mots-clés BDSP : Homme, Sexe, Age, Etats Unis, Amérique, Epidémiologie, Incidence, Prévalence, Diagnostic, Système nerveux [pathologie], Amérique du Nord
Mots-clés Pascal : Myoclonie, Homme, Sexe, Age, Minnesota, Etats Unis, Amérique du Nord, Amérique, Epidémiologie, Incidence, Prévalence, Diagnostic, Système nerveux pathologie, Trouble neurologique, Mouvement involontaire
Mots-clés Pascal anglais : Myoclonus, Human, Sex, Age, Minnesota, United States, North America, America, Epidemiology, Incidence, Prevalence, Diagnosis, Nervous system diseases, Neurological disorder, Involuntary movement
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Code Inist : 002B17A03. Création : 16/11/1999.