摘要:

Despite the fact that neuroepidemiology is relatively new, contributions to clinical neurology have already been many. This paper reviews the terminology and methods utilized in descriptive studies and emphasizes the application of research results to problems of patient management, treatment, and disease prevention. The clinical neurologist is the key provider of neuroepidemiologic data and is likewise the prime beneficiary of the findings of neuroepidemiologic studies.

ISSN:0251-5350    

DOI:10.1159/000110685

出版商:S. Karger AG    

年代:1982

数据来源: Karger

摘要:

A morbidity survey was designed to estimate the prevalence of major neurological disorders in a rural, biracial county in the south-central United States. Methods were standardized and tested, and a complete enumeration (or census) was employed for both the institutionalized and the noninstitutionalized population. People need not have entered the health care system for detection of their disorders. The survey generated age-, sex-, and race-specific prevalence ratios. This report provides information useful for interpreting the survey findings and for planning similar investigations.

ISSN:0251-5350    

DOI:10.1159/000110686

出版商:S. Karger AG    

年代:1982

数据来源: Karger

摘要:

As part of a pilot study to determine the feasibility of a survey to detect major neurologic diseases among rural populations in developing countries, it was possible to obtain data on the prevalence of migraine in a rural Nigerian population. Using defined diagnostic criteria, a neurologist identified 62 individuals among a group of 903 as having migraine, yielding a point prevalence ratio of 69/1,000. The prevalence among females was approximately twice the figure for males. In 80%, a first-degree relative suffered from ''similar headaches''. Above age 39, the age-specific prevalence ratio declined with increasing age. The relative risk of epilepsy in those with migraine was 3. The high prevalence of migraine, comparable to reported data from Caucasian populations in developed countries, is surprising.

ISSN:0251-5350    

DOI:10.1159/000110687

出版商:S. Karger AG    

年代:1982

数据来源: Karger

摘要:

This report reviews what is currently known concerning the distribution and determinants of epilepsy in pediatric populations. Data on the magnitude of specific types of seizure disorders are presented, together with current information about the etiology, prognosis, and genetic aspects. Our understanding of the causes of epilepsy in children is still at a rudimentary stage, but results of epidemiologic investigations will provide a firm basis for the formulation and testing of hypotheses relating to etiology and prevention.

ISSN:0251-5350    

DOI:10.1159/000110688

出版商:S. Karger AG    

年代:1982

数据来源: Karger

摘要:

This report reviews what is currently known concerning the distribution and determinants of epilepsy in pediatric populations. Data on the magnitude of specific types of seizure disorders are presented, together with current information about the etiology, prognosis, and genetic aspects. Our understanding of the causes of epilepsy in children is still at a rudimentary stage, but results of epidemiologic investigations will provide a firm basis for the formulation and testing of hypotheses relating to etiology and prevention.

ISSN:0251-5350    

DOI:10.1159/000110689

出版商:S. Karger AG    

年代:1982

数据来源: Karger

ISSN:0251-5350    

DOI:10.1159/000110690

出版商:S. Karger AG    

年代:1982

数据来源: Karger