Increased brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity is independently associated with white matter hyperintensities.

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 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: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：:The multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence rates in five districts of Bulgaria were compared with some geographic and climatic factors. In Bulgaria the latitude seems not to be a factor influencing the MS distribution. As to the climatic factors, a negative correlation was obtained between MS prevalence and mean annual su...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Kalafatova O

更新日期：1987-01-01 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：: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：: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：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：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：: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:Incidence and prevalence studies of neurological disorders play an extremely important role in hypothesis-generation, assessing the burden of disease and planning of health services. However, the assessment of disease estimates is hindered by the poor quality of reporting for such studies. We developed the S...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Bennett DA,Brayne C,Feigin VL,Barker-Collo S,Brainin M,Davis D,Gallo V,Jetté N,Karch A,Kurtzke JF,Lavados PM,Logroscino G,Nagel G,Preux PM,Rothwell PM,Svenson LW

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A strategy for assessing the clinical importance of statistically significant treatment benefits in recent dementia drug trials is proposed. Traditional criteria for the assessment of valid inferences are helpful: the more likely the treatment effects are valid, the greater the chance that they will be clinically impo...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Rockwood K,MacKnight C

更新日期：2001-05-01 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：:All death certificates with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or motor neuron disease (MND) as the primary or underlying cause occurring among Kentucky residents between 1964 and 1984 were manually reviewed. Geographic variability within Kentucky was evident for three intervals, 1964-1967, 1968-1978, and 1979-1984, ...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Stallones L,Kasarskis EJ,Stipanowich C,Snider G

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) has been suggested as a term for a boundary area between normal aging and dementia. This study was designed to determine the prevalence of MCI in the elderly in the Hebei province, China, and explore its related factors. METHODS:Participants included 2,601 community-dwelling ...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Xu S,Xie B,Song M,Yu L,Wang L,An C,Zhu Q,Han K,Zhao X,Zhang R,Dong L,Chai N,Gao Y,Zhang Q,Wang X

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：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/AIMS:Neurosarcoidosis is a rare condition with serious health consequences. However, little is known about clinical characteristics and outcome of neurosarcoidosis in the community setting. METHODS:Patients with neurosarcoidosis were identified from a previously described cohort of patients with incident sa...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Ungprasert P,Crowson CS,Matteson EL

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exercise is hypothesized to improve cognition, physical performance, functional ability and quality of life, but evidence is scarce. Previous studies were of short duration, often underpowered and involving home-based light exercise programs in patients with undefined dementia. The aim of the ADEX ('Preservi...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Hoffmann K,Frederiksen KS,Sobol NA,Beyer N,Vogel A,Simonsen AH,Johannsen P,Lolk A,Terkelsen O,Cotman CW,Hasselbalch SG,Waldemar G

更新日期：2013-01-01 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:Systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the incidence and prevalence of neurological conditions are important methods of quantifying the burden and risk of disease. METHODS:The rigorous methodology required in order to minimize publication bias, account for study heterogeneity, and variation in study qualit...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Fiest KM,Pringsheim T,Patten SB,Svenson LW,Jetté N

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：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：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：BACKGROUND:Providing a valid and sensitive measure of different domains of cognitive performance in epidemiologic studies of early old-age populations presents a methodological challenge, given the broad range of variability in cognitive functioning in this age group. OBJECTIVES:(1) To provide data on the distribution...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Wege N,Dlugaj M,Siegrist J,Dragano N,Erbel R,Jöckel KH,Moebus S,Weimar C,Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study Investigative Group.

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The previously reported prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Bulgaria is considerably lower than that reported for neighbouring countries. The aim of this study was to perform a detailed epidemiological investigation in well-defined populations in this country to obtain an accurate estimate of the frequency of multiple...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Milanov I,Georgiev D,Kmetska K,Jordanova L,Topalov N

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：: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 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: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