Risks and causes of death in a community-based stroke population: 1 month and 3 years after stroke.

abstract：:The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study is a long-standing effort to report consistent and comprehensive measures of disease burden for the world. In this paper, we describe the methods used to estimate the global burden of stroke for the GBD 2013 study. Pathologic subtypes of stroke are modeled separately for two mu...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Roth GA,Johnson CO,Nguyen G,Naghavi M,Feigin VL,Murray CJ,Forouzanfar MH,Vos T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Brain tumours (BT) are one of the most frequent tumour types in young people, although little is known about their risk factors. OBJECTIVE:The objective of the current work was to review and summarize the scientific literature concerning exposure to environmental factors and BT risk in young people (<25 yea...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Zumel-Marne A,Castano-Vinyals G,Kundi M,Alguacil J,Cardis E

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The prevalence of epilepsy in Algeria is unknown. The aims of this multicenter transversal study were to determine the national prevalence and clinical characteristics of epilepsy in the Algerian population. METHODS:This two-phase study was conducted in 5 circumscriptions and included 8,046 subjects ag...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Moualek D,Pacha LA,Abrouk S,Kediha MI,Nouioua S,Aissa LA,Bellatache M,Belarbi S,Slimani S,Khennouf H,Fellahi L,El Amine Hamimed M,Benali N,Chekkour MC,Maamoun R,Dameche R,Assami S,Tazir M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We validated a new method of identifying patients with incident myasthenia in automated Danish registers for the purpose of conducting epidemiological studies of the disorder. METHODS:For residents of a Danish county (population 484,862) in 1993-2008, we identified any hospital contacts coded for myasthenia...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Pedersen EG,Hallas J,Hansen K,Jensen PE,Gaist D

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is a time series analysis of the utilization of L-dopa derivatives (LDD) and bromocriptine by parkinsonism (PA) patients and of the age-specific PA prevalences estimated by using a previously reported model. The model combines information on LDD sales, infant mortality rates (IMR) and demographic data for S...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： de Pedro J,Rosenqvist U

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infectious viruses and bacteria can trigger multiple sclerosis (MS) exacerbations. Seasonally changing concentrations of ambient air pollutants are known to predispose to transmissible infections, to induce systemic immune responses and to enhance existing peripheral inflammation. Ambient air quality and monthly MS re...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Oikonen M,Laaksonen M,Laippala P,Oksaranta O,Lilius EM,Lindgren S,Rantio-Lehtimäki A,Anttinen A,Koski K,Erälinna JP

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report anticipation in an extensive sample of myotonic dystrophy (MyD) kindreds taken from an epidemiological survey recently conducted in Guipúzcoa, Spain. Analysis of the parent-child pairs ascertained showed a mean anticipation of 2.86 decades (range 0-6). Greater anticipation occurred when the transmissor paren...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： López de Munain A,Blanco A,Emparanza JI,Martí Massó JF,Cobo A,Basauri B,Martorell L,Baiget M,Martínez Lage JM

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the knowledge of stroke in the general public in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. BACKGROUND:The Arabian Gulf is a rapidly developing part of the world with major changes in the lifestyle that can increase the risk of stroke. To design effective stroke treatment and prevention strategi...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Kamran S,Bener AB,Deleu D,Khoja W,Jumma M,Al Shubali A,Inshashi J,Sharouqi I,Al Khabouri J

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the prevalence of essential tremor (ET) in two Spanish populations (Irun and Hondarribia, Bidasoa region) and to compare the results with those of similar surveys. METHODS:The survey included 2,000 participants aged 65 years or older in a door-to-door, two-phase design. ET was defined as postural ...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Bergareche A,De La Puente E,López De Munain A,Sarasqueta C,De Arce A,Poza JJ,Martí-Massó JF

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We examined trends in incidence of stroke of any nature (ischemic and/or hemorrhagic) in subjects with a hospital diagnosis of nonvalvular atrial fibrillation or flutter in Denmark from 1980 to 2002 by sex, age and conditions of comorbidity. METHODS:We identified all individuals, aged 40-89 years, with an incident...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Frost L,Vukelic Andersen L,Vestergaard P,Husted S,Mortensen LS

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Limited epidemiological data exist about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in the United States (US). The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry maintains the National ALS Registry and funded state and metropolitan surveillance projects to obtain reliable, timely information about ALS in defined ...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Jordan H,Fagliano J,Rechtman L,Lefkowitz D,Kaye W

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1994 several European studies will have available risk factor information on incident cases of dementia collected in prospective community-based studies. These centers will collaborate in a nested-case control study based on the pooled cases and a sample of the non-diseased respondents. This paper describes the gen...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Launer LJ,Brayne C,Breteler MM

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Short-term exposure to high levels of air pollution can increase stroke risk. In this study we investigated the short-term effects of air pollution on hospital admissions for stroke in a setting where pollutant levels are rather low. We also addressed methodological issues in evaluating the short-term effect...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Oudin A,Strömberg U,Jakobsson K,Stroh E,Björk J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Cognitive decline is a defining feature of dementia. We sought to determine if a single baseline cognitive test score or change in test score over time is more strongly associated with risk of dementia hospitalization. We also sought to compare short- and long-term dementia risk. METHODS:Prospective co...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Schneider AL,Gottesman RF,Mosley T,Alonso A,Knopman DS,Coresh J,Sharrett AR,Selvin E

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seizures precipitated by the stimulus of hot water known as 'hot water epilepsy' (HWE) have been commonly reported from South India. The present report outlines certain descriptive epidemiological aspects of 78 cases from two rural satellite clinics of National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), ...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Gururaj G,Satishchandra P

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The results of analytical studies show that the association between hypertension and the risk of Parkinson's disease (PD) remains controversial. METHOD:We searched studies related to the association between hypertension and the risk of PD. We pooled the ORs and risk ratios (RRs) with 95% confidence interval...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Chen J,Zhang C,Wu Y,Zhang D

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between hepatitis B (HB) vaccination and a first central nervous system (CNS) demyelinating event in adults. METHODS:In 1998, we conducted a multicentre, hospital-based case-control study which enrolled 402 cases of first CNS demyelinating event occurring between 1994 and 1995...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Touzé E,Fourrier A,Rue-Fenouche C,Rondé-Oustau V,Jeantaud I,Bégaud B,Alpérovitch A

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past several years, a substantial amount of new information on the epidemiology and pathophysiology of diabetes and vascular disease has become available. Autopsy studies suggest that diabetic patients are susceptible to cerebral small-artery disease and lacunar infarction and may be at risk for large-artery at...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Lukovits TG,Mazzone TM,Gorelick TM

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents the current status and use of virtual reality (VR) for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism and cerebral palsy. This literature review explores how VR systems have been used as treatment tools to address the primary impairments of these disorders. Three major classe...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Wang M,Reid D

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking increases the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) and possibly disease progression. The reliability of self-reported smoking status is unknown in MS. We assessed the reliability of self-reported smoking status among participants in the North American Research Committee on Multiple Sclerosis (NARCOMS) Reg...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Marrie RA,Cutter G,Tyry T,Campagnolo D,Vollmer T

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We explored the association between ionizing radiation (IR) from pre-natal and post-natal radio-diagnostic procedures and brain cancer risk within the MOBI-kids study. METHODS:MOBI-kids is an international (Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, New Zealand,...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Pasqual E,Castaño-Vinyals G,Thierry-Chef I,Kojimahara N,Sim MR,Kundi M,Krewski D,Momoli F,Lacour B,Remen T,Radon K,Weinmann T,Petridou E,Moschovi M,Dikshit R,Sadetski S,Maule M,Farinotti M,Ha M,'t Mannetje A,Algua

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anthropometric indexes are powerful indicators of the environment and the plasticity of the human body. This study aimed at exploring the anthropometric indexes that are associated with late-life cognition impairment among the elderly Chinese in the Shanghai Aging Study. METHODS:The height, weight, and sitt...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Liang X,Li X,Ding D,Zhao Q,Luo J,Guo Q,Hong Z

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 186 cases of motor neuron disease (MND) was identified in two Danish counties during the period 1974-1986. The average annual incidence rate was 1.4/100,000 population, and the male:female ratio of incidence rates was 1.5. Mean age at diagnosis was 64.3 +/- 10.0 years. The incidence rates increased signific...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Højer-Pedersen E,Christensen PB,Jensen NB

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the middle of this century, a remarkable concentration of cases of neurodegenerative disease(s), referred to as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Parkinson-dementia complex (ALS/PDC), has been recognized among Chamorro natives of Guam. Intense investigations over the last 4 decades have failed to determine the e...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Wiederholt WC

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We consider the problem of testing that a disease with variable age at onset is an autosomal dominant or recessive genetic trait. Specific reference is made to Alzheimer's disease and recent publications proposing an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern. The pedigree structure allowed is restricted to first-degree r...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Sobel E,Davanipour Z,Alter M

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epsilon 4 allele of the apolipoprotein E (apoE) is associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and also with elevated serum total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein levels. However, the interrelationships between apoE genotype, plasma cholesterol levels and AD risk have been studied very little. We examined the ...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Notkola IL,Sulkava R,Pekkanen J,Erkinjuntti T,Ehnholm C,Kivinen P,Tuomilehto J,Nissinen A

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The risk of dementia increases by 15-28% in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). However, studies on dementia risk in type 1 DM have been neither comprehensive nor conclusive. METHODS:We carried out a cohort study involving 1,077 patients registered to have type 1 DM from 1998 to 2009 and 32,310 mat...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Kuo CL,Lu CL,Chang YH,Li CY

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:No epidemiological studies on the prevalence of compressive neuropathy have been undertaken in Arab countries. The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of the most common types of compressive neuropathies in Qena governorate/Egypt. METHODS:The study was part of a community-based survey carried ou...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Khedr EM,Fawi G,Allah Abbas MA,El-Fetoh NA,Zaki AF,Gamea A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between smoking status and incident Alzheimer's disease (AD) was investigated in a random stratified sample of a biracial community in Chicago. Analyses are based on 1,064 persons (of 1,134 evaluated) who had data on smoking status, disease incidence, and key covariates such as apolipoprotein allele s...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Aggarwal NT,Bienias JL,Bennett DA,Wilson RS,Morris MC,Schneider JA,Shah RC,Evans DA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although cognitive screening test scores change with advanced age, the significance of these changes (particularly decline in score) needs to be defined in terms of general health and neuropsychological functioning. Such analysis was undertaken in a subgroup of 287 healthy older men (mean age at baseline = 70.7 years)...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Eslinger PJ,Swan GE,Carmelli D

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00