Mental health care use in Parkinson's disease: a record linkage study.

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

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：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：:Cerebrovascular diseases (CVDs) constitute the most frequent cause of death in Spain. In order to identify the geographical pattern of CVD mortality, age- and sex-specific as well as age-adjusted mortality rates (ICD-8,9 rubrics 430-438) were calculated for the period 1975-1986 for each province in the country. Maps w...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Barrado-Lanzarote MJ,Almazan-Isla J,Medrano-Albero MJ,de Pedro-Cuesta J

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spanish-language versions of standardized questionnaires are important for facilitating inclusion of Hispanic populations in epidemiologic, genetic, and clinical studies. We aimed at producing a culturally adapted Spanish translation of the Questionnaire for Verifying Stroke-free Status (QVSS), an instrument used to s...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Castillo PR,Brott TG,Alvarez S,Meschia JF

更新日期：2004-09-01 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：:Some dementias, such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, may result from transmissible agents. To assess the possibility of a blood-borne transmissible agent in Alzheimer's disease (AD), we compared informant-reported history of blood transfusions among 326 newly recognized probable AD cases and 330 control subjects of simi...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： O'Meara ES,Kukull WA,Schellenberg GD,Bowen JD,McCormick WC,Teri L,Pfanschmidt M,Thompson JD,Larson EB

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：: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：:216 survivors of acute stroke were studied 3 months postictus to determine predictors of long-term survival and disability 20 months after the initial stroke. Factors predicting mortality were, in order of importance, old age, a history of ischaemic heart disease, low mental-test score, low serum cholesterol concentra...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Woo J,Kay R,Yuen YK,Nicholls MG

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：:In neuroepidemiologic research, there are many pitfalls to trap unwary investigators, whether the project is a survey, a case-control study, or some other type of study. We briefly discuss pitfalls relating to: research preliminaries (e.g., failure to decide on study objectives); personnel and training (e.g., deficien...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Anderson DW,Rocca WA,Rosário JA

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：: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：:We tested the feasibility of a fully automated brain MRI voxel count technique--automated labeling pathway (ALP)--in a sample of 15 demented and 13 cognitively normal women (age 75-85 years) participating to the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS). We hypothesized that ALP would replicate well-established findings of th...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Rosano C,Becker J,Lopez O,Lopez-Garcia P,Carter CS,Newman A,Kuller L,Aizenstein H

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:Between 1992 and 2040, the United States nonwhite elderly population is expected to grow from 3.3 to 14.1 million. In order to assess the implications of this increase on the mortality from neurodegenerative diseases in the United States, we used Census Bureau population estimates to formulate projections of the annua...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Lilienfeld DE,Perl DP

更新日期：1994-01-01 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：:Recent reports of declining trends in mortality rates from cerebrovascular disease are based on underlying cause of death as stated on the death certificate, and may contain inaccuracies because death certificates are often completed without reference to all information in medical records, and because of changes in co...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Garland FC,Lilienfeld AM,Garland CF

更新日期：1989-01-01 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：: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：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：:The black Caribbean population continues to grow in the US and little is known about stroke etiologies in that community. We examined stroke subtypes in 175 consecutive Haitian-born patients living in Miami, admitted for acute stroke. Ischemic stroke was diagnosed in 72%. Small vessel occlusion was the most frequent s...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Koch S,Pabon D,Rabinstein AA,Chirinos J,Romano JG,Forteza A

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：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：:Risk factors for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) such as country of residence, hard labour, intense athletic activities, heavy metal and pet exposure, skeletal trauma, surgical procedures, malignancies, and recurrent infectious disease were investigated in 77 patients and 80 controls, matching the cases for select...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Provinciali L,Giovagnoli AR

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Globally 15 million people have an acute stroke every year and one third of them die secondary to stroke events. Most research on stroke prevention and treatment is done in developed countries, yet more than 85% of strokes occur in developing countries. In particular, stroke remains an underrecognized cause ...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Kulshreshtha A,Anderson LM,Goyal A,Keenan NL

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:The purpose of our study was to determine the incidence of stroke, case-fatality rate and disability at 1 year in the Valley of Aosta (Italy) in the years 2004 and 2005. All suspected strokes occurring between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2005, in the resident population of the Valley of Aosta were identified acc...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Corso G,Bottacchi E,Giardini G,De la Pierre F,Meloni T,Pesenti Campagnoni M,Ponzetti C,Veronese Morosini M

更新日期：2009-01-01 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