Prevalence and Incidence of Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss
Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss: Rare Disease
Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss, or a subtype of Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
About prevalence and incidence statistics:
The term 'prevalence' of Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy and sensorinural hearing loss diagnosed each year.
Hence, these two statistics types can differ:
a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence,
but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence.
For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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