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Prevalence of neurological disorders in Al Quseir, Egypt: methodological aspects
Methodology and strategy play a very important role in epidemiological studies. Determination of the study area, geographical features, facilities, difficulties, and key personnel from the same area are important factors for successful methodology. Over 31 months (July 1, 2009 to January 31, 2012),...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3772874/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24043938 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S42392 |
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author | El-Tallawy, Hamdy Farghaly, Wafa Metwally, Nabil Rageh, Tarek Shehata, Ghaydaa A Badry, Reda Moselhy, Esam El Hassan, Mahmoud Sayed, Mohamed M Abdelwarith, Ahmed A Hamed, Y Shaaban, I Mohamed, Talal Hamed, Mohamed Abd El Kandil, MR |
author_facet | El-Tallawy, Hamdy Farghaly, Wafa Metwally, Nabil Rageh, Tarek Shehata, Ghaydaa A Badry, Reda Moselhy, Esam El Hassan, Mahmoud Sayed, Mohamed M Abdelwarith, Ahmed A Hamed, Y Shaaban, I Mohamed, Talal Hamed, Mohamed Abd El Kandil, MR |
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description | Methodology and strategy play a very important role in epidemiological studies. Determination of the study area, geographical features, facilities, difficulties, and key personnel from the same area are important factors for successful methodology. Over 31 months (July 1, 2009 to January 31, 2012), a screening and an examination survey were carried out to ascertain the prevalence of epilepsy, stroke, dementia, cerebellar ataxia, migraine, cerebral palsy, Parkinsonism, chorea, athetosis, dystonia, trigeminal neuralgia, Bell’s palsy, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord disorders, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders in Al Quseir, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt. A total of 33,285 people were screened by three neurologists in a door-to-door manner, including every door, using a standardized Arabic questionnaire to detect any subject with a neurological disorder. The methodological aspects of this project were carried out through eight phases: (1) data collection; (2) preparation; (3) screening; (4) case ascertainment; (5) investigations; (6) classifications; (7) data entry; and (8) statistics and tabulations. The results of this study reveal that the total prevalence of neurological disorders in Al Quseir was 4.6% and higher among females (5.2%) than males (3.9%). The highest prevalence was recorded in the elderly population (60+ years [8.0%]) and among the age group 18–39 years (5.4%). |
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spelling | pubmed-37728742013-09-16 Prevalence of neurological disorders in Al Quseir, Egypt: methodological aspects El-Tallawy, Hamdy Farghaly, Wafa Metwally, Nabil Rageh, Tarek Shehata, Ghaydaa A Badry, Reda Moselhy, Esam El Hassan, Mahmoud Sayed, Mohamed M Abdelwarith, Ahmed A Hamed, Y Shaaban, I Mohamed, Talal Hamed, Mohamed Abd El Kandil, MR Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat Original Research Methodology and strategy play a very important role in epidemiological studies. Determination of the study area, geographical features, facilities, difficulties, and key personnel from the same area are important factors for successful methodology. Over 31 months (July 1, 2009 to January 31, 2012), a screening and an examination survey were carried out to ascertain the prevalence of epilepsy, stroke, dementia, cerebellar ataxia, migraine, cerebral palsy, Parkinsonism, chorea, athetosis, dystonia, trigeminal neuralgia, Bell’s palsy, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord disorders, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders in Al Quseir, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt. A total of 33,285 people were screened by three neurologists in a door-to-door manner, including every door, using a standardized Arabic questionnaire to detect any subject with a neurological disorder. The methodological aspects of this project were carried out through eight phases: (1) data collection; (2) preparation; (3) screening; (4) case ascertainment; (5) investigations; (6) classifications; (7) data entry; and (8) statistics and tabulations. The results of this study reveal that the total prevalence of neurological disorders in Al Quseir was 4.6% and higher among females (5.2%) than males (3.9%). The highest prevalence was recorded in the elderly population (60+ years [8.0%]) and among the age group 18–39 years (5.4%). Dove Medical Press 2013 2013-09-09 /pmc/articles/PMC3772874/ /pubmed/24043938 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S42392 Text en © 2013 El-Tallawy et al, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Research El-Tallawy, Hamdy Farghaly, Wafa Metwally, Nabil Rageh, Tarek Shehata, Ghaydaa A Badry, Reda Moselhy, Esam El Hassan, Mahmoud Sayed, Mohamed M Abdelwarith, Ahmed A Hamed, Y Shaaban, I Mohamed, Talal Hamed, Mohamed Abd El Kandil, MR Prevalence of neurological disorders in Al Quseir, Egypt: methodological aspects |
title | Prevalence of neurological disorders in Al Quseir, Egypt: methodological aspects |
title_full | Prevalence of neurological disorders in Al Quseir, Egypt: methodological aspects |
title_fullStr | Prevalence of neurological disorders in Al Quseir, Egypt: methodological aspects |
title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of neurological disorders in Al Quseir, Egypt: methodological aspects |
title_short | Prevalence of neurological disorders in Al Quseir, Egypt: methodological aspects |
title_sort | prevalence of neurological disorders in al quseir, egypt: methodological aspects |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3772874/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24043938 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S42392 |
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