title: Incidence of vascular hemiballism in the population of Belgrade.
abstract: Hemiballism is a relatively rare hyperkinetic disorder with unknown incidence. Stroke is the most common cause of hemiballism (vascular hemiballism), responsible for the disorder in 50% to 100% of cases. We studied the incidence of vascular hemiballism in the population of Belgrade (Serbia) 40 years of age or older during the period 1 January 1991 to 31 December 2002. During that time period, 37 patients with hemiballism due to stroke were diagnosed. The annual incidence rates varied from 0.14 to 0.87/100,000 (average 0.45/100,000) of general population.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Neuroepidemiology, Institute of Neurology, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.
authors.forename: Tatjana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pekmezović
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Svetel
authors.forename: Aleksandar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ristić
authors.forename: Ranko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raicević
authors.forename: Natasa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ivanović
authors.forename: Tatjana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Smiljković
authors.forename: Vladimir S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Kostić
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D020820:Dyskinesias / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017678:Sex Distribution; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D015022:Yugoslavia / Q000453:epidemiology