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Table 1 Prevalence and etiology of dystonia, chorea, and athetosis among studied population per 100,000 in Al Quseir City, Egypt

From: Epidemiology of dystonia, chorea, and athetosis in Al Quseir City (Red Sea Governorate), Egypt

Extrapyramidal disorders

Etiology

Number of cases

Prevalence rate per 100,000

Chorea

Total

7

21

 Cerebral palsy

4

12

 Rheumatic

3

9

Dystonia

Total

13

39

 Primary

3

9

 Secondary:

  Cerebral palsy

9

27

  Post-encephalitic

1

3

Athetosis

Total

5

15

 Cerebral palsy

4

12

 Post-encephalitic

1

3