[Study of neurological diseases prevalence in Aratoca, a rural area of eastern Colombia].
| Autor: | Pradilla Ardila G; Departamento de Medicina Interna & Ciencias Básicas, Facultad de Salud UIS-Universidad Industrial de Santander, Instituto de Investigaciones-Fundación Cardiovascular del Oriente Colombiano., Vesga Angarita BE, León-Sarmiento FE |
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| Jazyk: | Spanish; Castilian |
| Zdroj: | Revista medica de Chile [Rev Med Chil] 2002 Feb; Vol. 130 (2), pp. 191-9. |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Current health statistics on the prevalence of neurological diseases, in Colombia, are still lacking. Aim: To determine the prevalence of migraine, cerebrovascular disease, movement disorders, peripheral neuropathies, mental retardation and developmental disorders, epilepsy, dementia and sequels of cranial trauma in a rural population of Colombia. Materials and Methods: We evaluated 544 subjects in Aratoca, a rural place of Santander, placed at 400 kilometers from Bogota. The world health organization (WHO) protocol for neuroepidemiological studies modified by our group, a survey to determine sequels of cranial trauma and the mini mental state examination were used as instruments. People 12 years-old or more and suspected to have a neurological disease was evaluated by adult neurologists and those less than 12 years-old were evaluated by a neuropediatrician. Results: 223 out of 544 subjects surveyed were evaluated by the clinicians of which 135 had a neurological disorder. The prevalence of neurological diseases, per thousand inhabitants were as follows: migraine 189.3; epilepsy 33; febrile seizures 25.6; peripheral neuropathy 22.1; mental retardation 18.4; developmental and language disorders 11; dementia 10.5; cerebrovascular disease 4.7; and movement disorders 3.7. Conclusions: These results will allow to define appropriate control measures, as well as to prevent and treat these prevalent neurological disorders in rural places of Colombia as Aratoca and the like. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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