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From the Departments of Neurology (Drs. Dogu, Sevim, Aral, and Kaleagasi), Biostatistics (Dr. Camdeviren, S. Un), and Public Health (Drs. Sasmaz and Bugdayci), Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Turkey; and Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center and Department of Neurology (Dr. Louis), College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY.
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. O. Dogu, Mersin Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi, Noroloji Anabilim Dali, Zeytinlibahce cad. 33070 Mersin, Turkey; e-mail: okandogu{at}mersin.edu.tr
Estimates of the prevalence of essential tremor (ET) are probably low because screening questionnaires have been used. The authors estimated the prevalence of ET in Mersin Province, Turkey, in 2,253 individuals aged 
40 years, all of whom were examined by study neurologists. There were 89 ET cases (prevalence = 4.0%, 95% CI = 3.2 to 4.8%). The prevalence of ET may be higher than previously estimated. This is important when defining the extent of the health care problem.
Received May 15, 2003. Accepted in final form August 8, 2003.
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