title: Prevalence of primary blepharospasm in a community of Puglia region, Southern Italy.
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 were 133 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurologic and Psychiatric Sciences, University of Bari, Italy. gdefazio@neurol.uniba.it
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Defazio
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Livrea
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Salvia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Manobianca
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Coviello
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Anaclerio
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Guerra
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Martino
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Valluzzi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Liguori
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Logroscino
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001764:Blepharospasm / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence