Familial coaggregation of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease: systematic review and meta-analysis.

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：:The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study is a long-standing effort to report consistent and comprehensive measures of disease burden for the world. In this paper, we describe the methods used to estimate the global burden of stroke for the GBD 2013 study. Pathologic subtypes of stroke are modeled separately for two mu...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Roth GA,Johnson CO,Nguyen G,Naghavi M,Feigin VL,Murray CJ,Forouzanfar MH,Vos T

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:Age-related white matter changes (ARWMC) on brain MRI have been associated with cognitive, motor, mood and urinary disturbances. These factors are known to contribute to disability in elderly people, but the impact of ARWMC and of their progression on the transition to disability is not determined. The LADIS (Leukoara...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Pantoni L,Basile AM,Pracucci G,Asplund K,Bogousslavsky J,Chabriat H,Erkinjuntti T,Fazekas F,Ferro JM,Hennerici M,O'brien J,Scheltens P,Visser MC,Wahlund LO,Waldemar G,Wallin A,Inzitari D

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：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：:In 1994 several European studies will have available risk factor information on incident cases of dementia collected in prospective community-based studies. These centers will collaborate in a nested-case control study based on the pooled cases and a sample of the non-diseased respondents. This paper describes the gen...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Launer LJ,Brayne C,Breteler MM

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiology of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Austria is almost unknown. We evaluated the prevalence of MS in Austria using data from questionnaires completed by neurologists, comprising information on a total of 1,006 MS patients who attended 30 out-patient specialized clinics nationwide. Additional data were collec...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Baumhackl U,Eibl G,Ganzinger U,Hartung HP,Mamoli B,Pfeiffer KP,Fazekas F,Vass K,Austrian MS Study Committee.

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND METHODS:The high prevalence of epilepsy detected in rural Tanzania by Dr. Jilek-Aall since 1960, was verified by the World Health Organization (WHO) survey on neurological and seizure disorders. Neurologists and psychiatrists further interviewed both patients and controls using standard methods. The pres...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Matuja WB,Kilonzo G,Mbena P,Mwango'mbola RL,Wong P,Goodfellow P,Jilek-Aall L

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:There is increasing evidence that the pathophysiologic mechanisms are different between migraine and tension-type headache. The aim of the study was to determine possible sociodemographic differences in Saudi Arabia subjects with headache. METHODOLOGY:A community-based door-to-door survey with i...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Abdul Jabbar M,Ogunniyi A

更新日期：1997-01-01 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/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 AND AIMS:The impact of statin on dementia risk reduction has been a subject of debate over the last decade, but the evidence remains inconclusive. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis of relevant observational studies to quantify the magnitude of the association between statin therapy and the risk of deme...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Poly TN,Islam MM,Walther BA,Yang HC,Wu CC,Lin MC,Li YC

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：:This study is a time series analysis of the utilization of L-dopa derivatives (LDD) and bromocriptine by parkinsonism (PA) patients and of the age-specific PA prevalences estimated by using a previously reported model. The model combines information on LDD sales, infant mortality rates (IMR) and demographic data for S...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： de Pedro J,Rosenqvist U

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Cognitive decline is a defining feature of dementia. We sought to determine if a single baseline cognitive test score or change in test score over time is more strongly associated with risk of dementia hospitalization. We also sought to compare short- and long-term dementia risk. METHODS:Prospective co...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Schneider AL,Gottesman RF,Mosley T,Alonso A,Knopman DS,Coresh J,Sharrett AR,Selvin E

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

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：AIMS:In order to examine the hypothesis that elevated resting heart rate (RHR) is associated with impaired cognitive score, we investigated the relationship between RHR and cognitive score in middle-aged, elderly and old Danish subjects from the general population. METHODS:Composite cognitive scores derived from the r...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Wod M,Jensen MT,Galatius S,Hjelmborg JB,Jensen GB,Christensen K

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rare, rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease. Despite wide variability in the incidence and prevalence of ALS, there is evidence of positive temporal trends and an increase in incidence with age. The aim of this study was to conduct a detailed epidemiological...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Demetriou CA,Hadjivasiliou PM,Kleopa KA,Christou YP,Leonidou E,Kyriakides T,Zamba-Papanicolaou E

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：: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：: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:Our objective was to determine the cerebrovascular prevalence in a town in the Brazilian Amazon basin and compare the ribeirinhos (riparians) to the urban population in the same municipality. METHODS:From May to October 2011, 6,216 residents over 35 years of age in the town of Coari were interviewed using a...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Fernandes TG,Benseñor IM,Goulart AC,Tavares BM,Alencar AP,Santos IS,Lotufo PA

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：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：:The Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA) provided a population-based estimate of the prevalence of dementia of 8% for those aged 65 and older. Other studies have produced both higher and lower prevalence estimates. Factors that may contribute to these differences include: the use of or the reliance on neuropsycho...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Larrea FA,Fisk JD,Graham JE,Stadnyk K

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lifespan is 6-10 years shorter in multiple sclerosis (MS), but the reasons remain unclear. Using linked clinical- and population-based administrative health databases, we compared cause-specific mortality in an MS cohort to the general population. METHODS:MS patients in British Columbia (BC), Canada, were f...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Kingwell E,Zhu F,Evans C,Duggan T,Oger J,Tremlett H

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：:Most available data on the prognosis of epileptic seizures come from hospital-based clinics in which patients with chronic or severe disease are over-represented. The National General Practice Study of Epilepsy and Epileptic Seizures is a large prospective community-based study of people with newly diagnosed seizures ...

journal_title：Neuroepidemiology

authors： Hart YM,Sander JW,Sharvon SD

更新日期：1989-01-01 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