Estimating the occurrence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis among Gulf War (1990-1991) veterans using capture-recapture methods.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The excess stroke mortality among African Americans and Southerners is well known. Because a higher proportion of the population living in the 'Stroke Belt' is African American, then a portion of the estimated excess risk of stroke death traditionally associated with African-American race may be attributab...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Yang D,Howard G,Coffey CS,Roseman J

更新日期：2004-05-01 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 rates of primary nervous system neoplasms in 5 districts (large administrative units) of Western Poland with a relatively homogeneous health care system but some contrasts in economic activity, as well as in 224 communes (smallest administrative units) located within these 5 districts, with a total popul...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Wender M,Pruchnik-Grabowska D,Kowal P,Tokarz E

更新日期：1985-01-01 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

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：BACKGROUND:We aimed to determine the accuracy of the iScore for predicting mortality and early disability following ischemic stroke in a French population-based study. METHODS:All patients with acute ischemic stroke were identified among residents of the city of Dijon, France, between 2006 and 2011, using a population...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Béjot Y,Jacquin A,Daubail B,Durier J,Giroud M

更新日期：2013-01-01 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/AIMS:Brain tumors are the second most common pediatric malignancy. The literature suggests that one of the most common subtypes of malignant childhood brain tumor, medulloblastoma, has some seasonal variation in incidence by month of birth. METHODS:Data from cases in the Central Brain Tumor Registry of the ...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Hoffman S,Schellinger KA,Propp JM,McCarthy BJ,Campbell RT,Davis FG

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

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：:A random sample of nursing home residents over 65 years of age were interviewed. Two hundred ninety-two participants received the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire. Two hundred eleven were unable to answer the questionnaire, but their caregivers provided information about their daily activities and performanc...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Wu SC,Ke D,Su TL

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genetic association studies conducted in admixed populations may be confounded by population stratification resulting in spurious associations. The purpose of this pilot study was to determine the presence and effect of population stratification in a case-control study of brain arteriovenous malformation (BA...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Kim H,Hysi PG,Pawlikowska L,Choudhry S,González Burchard E,Kwok PY,Sidney S,McCulloch CE,Young WL

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transversal studies have underlined the association between the decline in autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity and all-cause mortality. However, the predictive value of ANS has never been prospectively assessed in a general population-based cohort. METHOD:The PROOF (PROgnostic indicator OF cardiovascula...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Barthélémy JC,Pichot V,Dauphinot V,Celle S,Laurent B,Garcin A,Maudoux D,Kerleroux J,Lacour JR,Kossovsky M,Gaspoz JM,Roche F

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:An increased risk for first-degree relatives (FDR) of glioma patients has previously been observed. The novel objective of this study was to investigate differences in familial risk among FDR of low-grade glioma (LGG) and high-grade glioma (HGG) cases, respectively. Two cohorts were constructed, one from 15,321 FDR of...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Malmer B,Henriksson R,Grönberg H

更新日期：2002-11-01 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：: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：:From July 1988 to June 1989, the etiology was registered of 520 patients with generalized neuropathy in 5 neurological centers in Taiwan. The neuropathy was diabetic in 256 cases (49.23%), alcoholic in 45 (8.65%), inflammatory in 34 (6.53%; including 21 with acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, 12 with chr...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Lin KP,Kwan SY,Chen SY,Chen SS,Yeung KB,Chia LG,Wu ZA

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of the study is to investigate the epidemiology of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and multiple sclerosis (MS) in Taiwan. METHODS:Cases of CJD and MS were identified from the National Health Insurance Research Database from January 2000 to December 2005. Age- and sex-specific incidences of these...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Lai CH,Tseng HF

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：:Mortality rates from motor neuron disease (MND) in Spain were analysed for the years 1960-1989, a period in which 3,530 deaths were recorded from the disease and during which the crude annual mortality rate ranged between 0.35 and 0.95 deaths per 100,000 persons. Whilst the crude mortality rate fell by 54% during the ...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Neilson S,Robinson I,de Pedro-Cuesta J,Veiga-Cabo J

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies conducted in hospital emergency departments have shown that most patients delay in responding to stroke symptoms. In the general population, recognition of stroke and the appropriate reactions are important for prevention and acute treatment, particularly in areas with a high stroke incidence...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Moreira E,Correia M,Magalhães R,Silva MC

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Results of recently conducted prospective studies have demonstrated that the presence of high titers of anti-EBNA-1 or anti-EBNA complex IgG antibodies in healthy individuals is a strong risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS). Antibodies to BZLF1, the product of the homonymous early lytic gene, have be...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Massa J,Munger KL,O'Reilly EJ,Falk KI,Ascherio A

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:Iatrogenic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) has never been reported among recipients of dura mater grafts processed in the US. We recently investigated a report of such a case in a 72-year-old man with a typical clinical presentation of CJD. We found no evidence of CJD in either the 34-year-old donor or in other, proxi...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Dobbins JG,Belay ED,Malecki J,Buck BE,Bell M,Cobb J,Schonberger LB

更新日期：2000-03-01 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: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:Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a potentially life-threatening disease that typically occurs after a preceding infectious disease. An accurate estimation of GBS incidence would be useful for investigating the potential causal relationships between risk factors and GBS. Here we described the nationwide incid...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Huang WC,Lu CL,Chen SC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:White matter lesions (WMLs) detected by cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are putatively a consequence of cerebral hypoperfusion or ischemia. We investigated the prevalence, severity and correlates of WMLs in a population-based sample of 1,920 African-American and European-American men and women aged 55-72 yea...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Liao D,Cooper L,Cai J,Toole J,Bryan N,Burke G,Shahar E,Nieto J,Mosley T,Heiss G

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The multiple sclerosis (MS) mortality 1968-1977 in France, as reported by Alpérovitch and Bouvier, was tested for a possible correlation with a number of sociogeographic variables from relevant periods. The MS rate was associated with the main industry groups (metal processing and textile industry), with industry as a...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Lauer K

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a cooperative study in The Netherlands 22 patients with lissencephaly type I were collected. In the period 1980-1988, the prevalence of lissencephaly type I in the Netherlands was 11.7 per million births (12.2 for females and 11.0 for males). The 5-year survival rate of patients with a complete or nearly complete a...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： de Rijk-van Andel JF,Arts WF,Hofman A,Staal A,Niermeijer MF

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00