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Prevalence and Incidence of Opsoclonus Myoclonus

Contents
  1. Opsoclonus Myoclonus: Introduction
  2. Symptoms
  3. Misdiagnosis
  4. Causes
  5. About prevalence and incidence of Opsoclonus Myoclonus
  6. Opsoclonus Myoclonus: Introduction

Ophanet, who are a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Opsoclonus Myoclonus as a "rare disease". More information about Opsoclonus Myoclonus is available from Orphanet

About prevalence and incidence statistics:

The term 'prevalence' of Opsoclonus Myoclonus usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Opsoclonus Myoclonus at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Opsoclonus Myoclonus refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Opsoclonus Myoclonus 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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