Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in a recipient of a dura mater graft processed in the US: cause or coincidence?

abstract：BACKGROUND:We examined the prevalence of cardiac and cerebrovascular disease among hospitalized patients with and without multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS:This study used the Statewide Planning and Research Cooperate System data set of over 15 million hospitalizations in New York City from 1988 through 2002. We identi...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Allen NB,Lichtman JH,Cohen HW,Fang J,Brass LM,Alderman MH

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the age and sex variations in the relationship between diabetes and stroke. METHODS:This analysis was based on data from 61,327 Canadians > or =45 years of age who participated in the Canadian Community Health Survey in 2000-2001. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to evaluate the associ...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Lin M,Chen Y,Sigal RJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing evidence that oxidative stress is involved in cerebral aging and dementia. The objective of this review is to give a progress report on the more recent results of the various epidemiologic cohorts studied for the association between nutrition of older people, the evolution of cognitive performances...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Deschamps V,Barberger-Gateau P,Peuchant E,Orgogozo JM

更新日期：2001-02-01 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：: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：:This study is based on 166 patients with definite multiple sclerosis (MS) residing in different Italian regions and on 332 parents and 326 siblings. Seven patients had a first-degree relative with a definite diagnosis. The comparison with a population age-matched for specific frequency of MS showed an increase of the ...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Grasso MG,Frontali M,Bernardi S,Pantano P,Fieschi C

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a case-control method, we studied the role of environmental risk factors and viral infection in the development of Parkinson's disease (PD) in China. Ninety-three PD patients and 186 controls were investigated with a questionnaire and from most of them, blood was taken to test the antibody levels of four virus (...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Wang WZ,Fang XH,Cheng XM,Jiang DH,Lin ZJ

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our objective was to determine the cerebrovascular prevalence in a town in the Brazilian Amazon basin and compare the ribeirinhos (riparians) to the urban population in the same municipality. METHODS:From May to October 2011, 6,216 residents over 35 years of age in the town of Coari were interviewed using a...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Fernandes TG,Benseñor IM,Goulart AC,Tavares BM,Alencar AP,Santos IS,Lotufo PA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the relationship between animal product consumption and evidence of dementia in two cohort substudies. The first enrolled 272 California residents matched for age, sex, and zip code (1 vegan, 1 lacto-ovo-vegetarian, and 2 'heavy' meat eaters in each of 68 quartets). This design ensured a wide range of ...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Giem P,Beeson WL,Fraser GE

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to determine whether vascular risk factors are associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in an elderly Arab population. METHODS:An Arabic-speaking team performed a door-to-door survey of consecutive residents aged > or =65 years. We estimated the odds of AD or MCI...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Israeli-Korn SD,Masarwa M,Schechtman E,Abuful A,Strugatsky R,Avni S,Farrer LA,Friedland RP,Inzelberg R

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a community-based study on a cohort of 221 stroke patients followed for 3 years. In this paper, we tried to answer the following questions: Is the risk of dying increased throughout the first 3 years after stroke? What are the causes of death after the 1st month? What factors at stroke onset are independe...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Loor HI,Groenier KH,Limburg M,Schuling J,Meyboom-de Jong B

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:White matter hyperintensities (WMHs) are a risk factor for stroke. Their etiology is considered to be cerebral microvascular abnormality. However, the association between WMHs and arteriosclerosis is not yet clear. The aim of this hospital-based cohort study was to identify the arteriosclerotic characteristi...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Saji N,Shimizu H,Kawarai T,Tadano M,Kita Y,Yokono K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We explored the relationship between amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and cigarette smoking in a case-control study conducted in New England from 1993 to 1996. Recently diagnosed ALS cases (n = 109) were recruited from two major referral centers. Population controls (n = 256) were identified by random telephone scr...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Kamel F,Umbach DM,Munsat TL,Shefner JM,Sandler DP

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence rate for primary intracranial neoplasms in the province of Trento (Italy) is 8.5/100,000/year, but the figures in the eleven administrative units ('comprensori') are different. The increased rates in C6 Val di Non and C10 Vallagarina are mainly due to the number of malignant tumors in the 45- to 64-year-...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Ferrari G,Lovaste MG

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparison of epidemiological and clinical features of trigeminal neuralgia (TN) and glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GN) in Rochester, Minn., reveals several differences. The overall age- and sex-adjusted annual incidence rates were significantly higher for TN than for GN (4.7 vs. 0.8 per 100,000 population). The TN:GN ...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Katusic S,Williams DB,Beard CM,Bergstralh EJ,Kurland LT

更新日期：1991-01-01 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/AIM:Parkinson's disease (PD) is often complicated by psychiatric comorbidity, which is likely to lead to a higher use of mental health care facilities. In addition, psychiatric symptomatology and associated mental health care use may be present even before motor symptoms and PD are diagnosed, as the pathophy...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Leentjens AF,Driessen G,Weber W,Drukker M,van Os J

更新日期：2008-01-01 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:Studies on dyskinesia and Parkinson's syndrome associated with chronic kidney disease or end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have been mainly limited to case reports or case series studies. This population-based study investigated the risk of Parkinson's disease in patients with ESRD. METHODS:From a universal in...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Wang IK,Lin CL,Wu YY,Chou CY,Lin SY,Liu JH,Yen TH,Huang CC,Sung FC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a proposed study to investigate the incidence of dementia in a population of over 75 year olds in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England. The study population (n = 438) underwent a detailed psychiatric assessment using the Cambridge Examination for Mental Disorders of the Elderly (CAMDEX) as the ...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Jagger C,Clarke M,Anderson J

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While some personality traits may reduce risk of dementia, this is controversial and has not been studied as much among diverse populations. We examined associations between 2 traits - Conscientiousness and Openness to Experience - and risk of dementia among black and white older adults. METHODS:We studied ...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Kaup AR,Harmell AL,Yaffe K

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effects of oophorectomy on brain aging remain uncertain. METHODS:We conducted a cohort study with long-term follow-up of women in Olmsted County, Minn., USA, who underwent either unilateral or bilateral oophorectomy before the onset of menopause from 1950 through 1987. Each member of the oophorectomy co...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Rivera CM,Grossardt BR,Rhodes DJ,Rocca WA

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We assessed the incidence and determinants of aphasia attributable to first-ever acute stroke. We also investigated early and long-term mortality and 1-year dependence in post-stroke patients. METHODS:A 10-year prospective hospital-based study was conducted in the prefecture of Athens, Greece. RESULTS:In t...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Tsouli S,Kyritsis AP,Tsagalis G,Virvidaki E,Vemmos KN

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Poorer socioeconomic conditions early in life have been linked with memory, attention and learning deficits in adulthood, as well as with specific areas of educational achievement. It remains unclear, however, whether these distal associations are mediated by more current socioeconomic factors. In this study,...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Kobrosly RW,van Wijngaarden E,Galea S,Cory-Slechta DA,Love T,Hong C,Shamlaye CF,Davidson PW

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite decades of research, there are no national estimates of the incidence or prevalence of spinal cord injury (SCI) in Canada. Our objective was to utilize the best available data to estimate the incidence and prevalence of traumatic SCI (TSCI) and non-traumatic SCI (NTSCI) in Canada for 2010. METHODS:I...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Noonan VK,Fingas M,Farry A,Baxter D,Singh A,Fehlings MG,Dvorak MF

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:The recognition that cognitive impairment of vascular origin is not limited to multi-infarct dementia has led to the development of several sets of new criteria for vascular dementia (VaD). We set out to define the spectrum of disease in patients presenting with vascular cognitive impairment (VCI). Of 412 patients con...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Rockwood K,Howard K,MacKnight C,Darvesh S

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trends of multiple sclerosis mortality in Spain from 1951 to 1997 are examined. Age-adjusted mortality strongly decreased from 3.08 per 100,000 women in 1951-1967 to 0.59 in 1968-1980 (similar figures were obtained for men). This decrease seems to be due to an artifact produced by changes in codification of causes of ...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Llorca J,Guerrero-Alonso P,Prieto-Salceda D

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies suggested a decreased risk of cancer among patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). There is still a lack of data on the specific types of cancer, the risk factors, and the impact of cholinesterase inhibitors on developing cancer in AD. METHODS:We performed a nationwide population-based stud...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Ou SM,Lee YJ,Hu YW,Liu CJ,Chen TJ,Fuh JL,Wang SJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND METHODS:The high prevalence of epilepsy detected in rural Tanzania by Dr. Jilek-Aall since 1960, was verified by the World Health Organization (WHO) survey on neurological and seizure disorders. Neurologists and psychiatrists further interviewed both patients and controls using standard methods. The pres...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Matuja WB,Kilonzo G,Mbena P,Mwango'mbola RL,Wong P,Goodfellow P,Jilek-Aall L

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00