The epidemiology of neuromuscular disorders: Age at onset and gender in the Netherlands

Johanna C.W. Deenen, Pieter A. van Doorn, Catharina G. Faber, Anneke J. van der Kooi, Jan B.M. Kuks, Nicolette C. Notermans, Leo H. Visser, Corinne G.C. Horlings, Jan J.G.M. Verschuuren, André L.M. Verbeek, Baziel G.M. van Engelen, Neuromuscular Disorders, Available online 21 April 2016, ISSN 0960-8966, doi:10.1016/j.nmd.2016.04.011

Based on approximately eight years of data collection with the nationwide Computer Registry of All Myopathies and Polyneuropathies (CRAMP) in the Netherlands, recent epidemiologic information for thirty neuromuscular disorders is presented. Friedreich's Ataxia is included. These data may be helpful in the diagnostic process in clinical practice and trial readiness.