Identifying patients with myasthenia for epidemiological research by linkage of automated registers.

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：: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 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：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：:The advent of new laboratory methods and noninvasive imaging modalities has extended the diagnostic possibilities in normal individuals. This article elaborates the new options for the assessment of stroke risk offered by these techniques. In this context we present the Austrian Stroke Prevention Study, which is the f...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Schmidt R,Lechner H,Fazekas F,Niederkorn K,Reinhart B,Grieshofer P,Horner S,Offenbacher H,Koch M,Eber B

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Limited epidemiological data exist about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in the United States (US). The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry maintains the National ALS Registry and funded state and metropolitan surveillance projects to obtain reliable, timely information about ALS in defined ...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Jordan H,Fagliano J,Rechtman L,Lefkowitz D,Kaye W

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present here the results of the Sino-MONICA-Beijing stroke study based on 700,000 Beijing residents in 1984-1986. To compare incidence rates for stroke with other communities and countries, we adopted the criteria of the WHO Collaborative Study of 17 centers which used the same definition and methodology as was use...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Chen D,Román GC,Wu GX,Wu ZS,Yao CH,Zhang M,Hirsch RP

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:No epidemiological studies on the prevalence of compressive neuropathy have been undertaken in Arab countries. The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of the most common types of compressive neuropathies in Qena governorate/Egypt. METHODS:The study was part of a community-based survey carried ou...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Khedr EM,Fawi G,Allah Abbas MA,El-Fetoh NA,Zaki AF,Gamea A

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorder, with a variable reported prevalence ranging from 0.5 to 12 per 100,000. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the prevalence of HSP and estimate the percentage of SPG4 mutations in the Estonian populatio...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Braschinsky M,Luus SM,Gross-Paju K,Haldre S

更新日期：2009-01-01 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:In Central/Eastern European countries, cerebrovascular diseases are among the leading causes of mortality. We aimed to determine the incidence of first-ever stroke (FES) in the north-western part of Croatia. METHODS:A population-based prospective incidence study was conducted between July 1, 2007, and June ...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Pikija S,Cvetko D,Malojčić B,Trkanjec Z,Pavliček I,Lukić A,Kopjar A,Hajduk M,Andrović A,Bilić-Genter M,Trkulja V

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between hepatitis B (HB) vaccination and a first central nervous system (CNS) demyelinating event in adults. METHODS:In 1998, we conducted a multicentre, hospital-based case-control study which enrolled 402 cases of first CNS demyelinating event occurring between 1994 and 1995...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Touzé E,Fourrier A,Rue-Fenouche C,Rondé-Oustau V,Jeantaud I,Bégaud B,Alpérovitch A

更新日期：2002-07-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The clinical characteristics of multiple sclerosis (MS) are not well defined in Hispanic populations. We hypothesized that disease presentation in Hispanic white (HW) patients will be different from non-Hispanic white (NHW) patients given their ancestral background and reported lower disease prevalence. This ...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Hadjixenofontos A,Beecham AH,Manrique CP,Pericak-Vance MA,Tornes L,Ortega M,Rammohan KW,McCauley JL,Delgado SR

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：: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：OBJECTIVE:We assessed the association between pre-stroke cognitive status and 90-day case-fatality. METHODS:Patients with ischemic stroke (IS) or spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) were prospectively identified among residents of Dijon, France, between 2013 and 2015, using a population-based registry. Associat...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Graber M,Garnier L,Mohr S,Delpont B,Blanc-Labarre C,Vergely C,Giroud M,Béjot Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is a group of clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorders that primarily affect the peripheral nervous system. Epidemiological studies of CMT have not yet been performed in Korea. OBJECTIVES:This study was performed to estimate the prevalence of CMT in Korea and the ...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Park HJ,Choi YC,Oh JW,Yi SW

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：: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：: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：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：:The epsilon 4 allele of the apolipoprotein E (apoE) is associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and also with elevated serum total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein levels. However, the interrelationships between apoE genotype, plasma cholesterol levels and AD risk have been studied very little. We examined the ...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Notkola IL,Sulkava R,Pekkanen J,Erkinjuntti T,Ehnholm C,Kivinen P,Tuomilehto J,Nissinen A

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：: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: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：BACKGROUND:The results of analytical studies show that the association between hypertension and the risk of Parkinson's disease (PD) remains controversial. METHOD:We searched studies related to the association between hypertension and the risk of PD. We pooled the ORs and risk ratios (RRs) with 95% confidence interval...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Chen J,Zhang C,Wu Y,Zhang D

更新日期：2019-01-01 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