Population-based epidemiological study of neurological diseases in Taiwan: I. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and multiple sclerosis.

abstract：:Stroke and ischemic heart disease (IHD) mortality rates were analyzed in Brazilian subjects older than 30 years of age from 1979 to 1996. Population estimates were based on census surveys. Mortality data were obtained from the Ministry of Health. For stroke, the age-adjusted death rate (ADR) dropped from 200 to 164 an...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： de Padua Mansur A,de Fátima Marinho do Souza M,Favarato D,Avakian SD,Machado César LA,Mendes Aldrigui J,Franchini Ramires JA

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homocysteine is a metabolite of methionine that may be remethylated by enzymes requiring folate and cobalamin (vitamin B12) to again form methionine or catabolized by the pyridoxine (vitamin B6) dependent enzyme, cystathionine beta synthase (CBS) to form cysteine (fig. 1) [1]. Homocysteine exists as a combination of v...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Sacco RL,Roberts JK,Jacobs BS

更新日期：1998-01-01 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: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:The 'Ten Questions' Questionnaire (TQQ) is used to detect severe neurological impairment in children living in resource-poor countries. Its usefulness has been established in Asia and the Caribbean, but there are a few published studies from Africa. We evaluated the TQQ as part of a larger study of neurologi...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Mung'ala-Odera V,Meehan R,Njuguna P,Mturi N,Alcock K,Carter JA,Newton CR

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：: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 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：: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：:A pilot case-control study was conducted to identify possible risk factors for Meige's syndrome. Patients with Meige's syndrome and age- and sex-matched controls suffering from other neurological diseases were recruited from the Movement Disorders Clinic and Neurology Outpatient Department of the All India Insititute ...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Behari M,Sharma AK,Changkakoti S,Sharma N,Pandey RM

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hereditary cerebellar ataxias (HCA) and hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSP) are two groups of neurodegenerative disorders that usually present with progressive gait impairment, often leading to permanent disability. Advances in genetic research in the last decades have improved their diagnosis and brought n...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Ruano L,Melo C,Silva MC,Coutinho P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mortality rates for deaths 'due to' and 'with' hereditary ataxias are presented for the first time. Age-adjusted mortality rates were higher for whites than for nonwhites of either sex, and for men in both racial groups. Age-specific mortality rates for whites showed a peak for 'hereditary spinal ataxia' in the 20-29 ...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Leone M,Chandra V,Schoenberg BS

更新日期：1989-01-01 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：: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：:Many Parkinson's disease (PD) patients treated with levodopa develop motor fluctuations and/or dyskinesia. This large, retrospective study was conducted to compare the prevalence and treatment of dyskinesia in PD patients in seven countries. A total of 380 physicians were interviewed and completed patient record forms...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Woitalla D,Mueller T,Russ H,Hock K,Haeger DA

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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:Evidence is emerging that exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POP) is a risk factor for atherosclerosis-related diseases and for diabetes mellitus (DM). We hypothesized that residential proximity to sources of POP will be associated with an increase in hospitalization rates for ischemic stroke (IS) wi...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Sergeev AV,Carpenter DO

更新日期：2010-01-01 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:Parkinson's disease (PD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's dementia. Whereas the exact etiology of PD remains unknown, risk of developing PD seems to be related to a combination of genetic and environmental factors. This also includes abnormal exposure to trace elements of nutrit...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Adani G,Filippini T,Michalke B,Vinceti M

更新日期：2020-01-01 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

abstract：:An epidemiological study was performed with respect to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in a designated area in Japan. The subjects were observed in a small rural prefecture where the population generally remains within a limited radius throughout their lives. The patients' life-styles in each area were investigated in detai...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Akai J,Ishihara O,Higuchi S

更新日期：1989-01-01 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：:The knowledge of the prevalence of spinal cord disorders (SCD) is important to understand specific causes in each part of the worldand to allow to potentially adapt health care and public policy including law enforcement to the main causes. SCD have important personal, biopsychological, socio-economic, short-term and ...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： El Tallawy HN,Farghly WM,Badry R,Rageh TA,Hakeem Metwally NA,Shehata GA,Sayd MA,Hamed Y,Kandil MR

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：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