Prevalence of Diagnosed Essential Tremor in the United States: An Administrative Claims-Based Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Essential tremor (ET) is one of the most common movement disorders. Previous estimates of ET prevalence vary due to multiple factors. This study estimated the prevalence of diagnosed ET.

Methods

The prevalence of diagnosed ET was estimated among adults with continuous enrollment in 2022 and ≥1 additional year of prior baseline enrollment in the Merative™ MarketScan^® Research Databases, a US administrative claims database. ET was defined as ≥2 ET claims within 12 months of one another during the 2016-2022 study period. The proportion of patients receiving treatment was defined as having a claim for possible medication for ET in 2022 among those with diagnosed ET who had an additional 6 months of follow-up following the first ET diagnosis claim. Age-stand

SUBMITTER: Lin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12551629 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature