Objective: To create a registry and surveillance of neurological disease from health care districts in Cameroon from 2012 to 2014.

Background: Due to rapid demographic changes,evidence suggests the prevalence of Parkinson’s disease(PD) and other movement disorders(MDs) is increasing in sub-Saharan countries.

Methods: The records of in and out patients from health care were reviewed. The following variables were analyzed: demographics,characteristics of the medical center,neurological diseases were classified according to ICD-10. Neurological diagnosis was given by neurologists and internists.

Results: Out of 20131 medical charts reviewed,4187 cases with neurological complaints were identified(20.79%) and movement disorders in 134 patients(3% of neurological cases).The mean age was 48.67+/- 18.62, and females(54.7%). Out of those patients with movement disorders, Parkinson’s disease(G20) was reported in 46(34%),secondary parkinsonism (G21) in 24 (18%),dystonia(G24) in 18 (14%),ataxia (R29) in 3 (2%),tremor/myoclonus (G25) in 41 (30%) and Huntington’s disease (G10) in 2 (1%).

Conclusions: There are some evidences showing that the incidence of non-communicable neurological diseases will increase in the developing countries. There is limited data on movement disorders in sub-Saharan countries suggesting that most patients with movement disorders are underdiagnosed.

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