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==Overview==
==Overview==
Tremor may occur at any age but is most common in middle-aged and older persons. It may be occasional, temporary, or occur intermittently.  Tremor affects men and women equally.
 
==Epidemiology and Demographics==
==Epidemiology and Demographics==
===Incidence===
*The incidence/prevalence of [disease name] is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
*In [year], the incidence/prevalence of [disease name] was estimated to be [number range] cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
===Prevalence===
*The [[prevalence]] of [[essential tremor]] is approximately 0.4% to 5.6%<ref name="pmid2885784">{{cite journal| author=Findley LJ, Koller WC| title=Essential tremor: a review. | journal=Neurology | year= 1987 | volume= 37 | issue= 7 | pages= 1194-7 | pmid=2885784 | doi=10.1212/wnl.37.7.1194 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=2885784  }} </ref>.
*In [year], the incidence/prevalence of [disease name] was estimated to be [number range] cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
*The prevalence of [disease/malignancy] is estimated to be [number] cases annually.
===Case-fatality rate/Mortality rate===
*In [year], the incidence of [disease name] is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals with a case-fatality rate/mortality rate of [number range]%.
*The case-fatality rate/mortality rate of [disease name] is approximately [number range].
===Age===
*Patients of all age groups may develop [disease name].
*[[Essential tremor]] has bi-modal incidence according to age, early in life, and then in older age groups.
*[Disease name] commonly affects individuals younger than/older than [number of years] years of age.
*[Chronic disease name] is usually first diagnosed among [age group].
*[Acute disease name] commonly affects [age group].
===Race===
*[[Prevalence]] of {{parkinson's disease]] is higher in Caucasians as compared to black or East and Southeast Asian populations<ref name="pmid3493626">{{cite journal| author=Schoenberg BS| title=Descriptive epidemiology of Parkinson's disease: disease distribution and hypothesis formulation. | journal=Adv Neurol | year= 1987 | volume= 45 | issue=  | pages= 277-83 | pmid=3493626 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=3493626  }} </ref>.
*There is no racial predilection to [disease name].
*[Disease name] usually affects individuals of the [race 1] race. [Race 2] individuals are less likely to develop [disease name].
===Gender===
*[Disease name] affects men and women equally.
*[Gender 1] are more commonly affected by [disease name] than [gender 2]. The [gender 1] to [gender 2] ratio is approximately [number > 1] to 1.
===Region===
*The majority of [disease name] cases are reported in [geographical region].
*[Disease name] is a common/rare disease that tends to affect [patient population 1] and [patient population 2].
===Developed Countries===
===Developing Countries===
==References==
==References==
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Zehra Malik, M.B.B.S[2]

Overview

Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

  • The incidence/prevalence of [disease name] is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
  • In [year], the incidence/prevalence of [disease name] was estimated to be [number range] cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.

Prevalence

  • The prevalence of essential tremor is approximately 0.4% to 5.6%[1].
  • In [year], the incidence/prevalence of [disease name] was estimated to be [number range] cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
  • The prevalence of [disease/malignancy] is estimated to be [number] cases annually.

Case-fatality rate/Mortality rate

  • In [year], the incidence of [disease name] is approximately [number range] per 100,000 individuals with a case-fatality rate/mortality rate of [number range]%.
  • The case-fatality rate/mortality rate of [disease name] is approximately [number range].

Age

  • Patients of all age groups may develop [disease name].
  • Essential tremor has bi-modal incidence according to age, early in life, and then in older age groups.
  • [Disease name] commonly affects individuals younger than/older than [number of years] years of age.
  • [Chronic disease name] is usually first diagnosed among [age group].
  • [Acute disease name] commonly affects [age group].

Race

  • Prevalence of {{parkinson's disease]] is higher in Caucasians as compared to black or East and Southeast Asian populations[2].
  • There is no racial predilection to [disease name].
  • [Disease name] usually affects individuals of the [race 1] race. [Race 2] individuals are less likely to develop [disease name].

Gender

  • [Disease name] affects men and women equally.
  • [Gender 1] are more commonly affected by [disease name] than [gender 2]. The [gender 1] to [gender 2] ratio is approximately [number > 1] to 1.

Region

  • The majority of [disease name] cases are reported in [geographical region].
  • [Disease name] is a common/rare disease that tends to affect [patient population 1] and [patient population 2].

Developed Countries

Developing Countries

References

  1. ↑ Findley LJ, Koller WC (1987). "Essential tremor: a review". Neurology. 37 (7): 1194–7. doi:10.1212/wnl.37.7.1194. PMID 2885784.
  2. ↑ Schoenberg BS (1987). "Descriptive epidemiology of Parkinson's disease: disease distribution and hypothesis formulation". Adv Neurol. 45: 277–83. PMID 3493626.

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