%0 Journal Article %1 Haerer1987 %A Haerer, A. F. %A Anderson, D. W. %A Schoenberg, B. S. %D 1987 %J South Med J %K African Continental Ancestry Group; Cerebral Palsy; Cerebrovascular Disorders; Dementia; Epilepsy; European Female; Humans; Male; Mississippi; Nervous System Diseases; Parkinson Disease; Tremor %N 3 %P 339--343 %T Survey of major neurologic disorders in a biracial United States population: the Copiah County Study. %V 80 %X To determine the prevalence of frequently occurring neurologic disorders in a biracial population, a survey of households and chronic care institutions was carried out for all residents of Copiah County, Mississippi. Along with a complete census, interviews were held using extensive questions about diagnoses, signs, and symptoms of neurologic disorders. More than 97\% of eligible households participated, comprising 23,842 persons (49\% black, 50\% white, 1\% other). Persons with responses suggesting one or more of these disorders were examined by a neurologist who used defined diagnostic criteria. Age-adjusted prevalence ratios for cerebral palsy, epilepsy, stroke, and severe dementia were somewhat higher in blacks than in whites, while the age-adjusted prevalence ratio for essential tremor was slightly higher in whites. For Parkinson's disease, there was no difference in age-adjusted prevalence ratios between the races.

@article{Haerer1987, abstract = {To determine the prevalence of frequently occurring neurologic disorders in a biracial population, a survey of households and chronic care institutions was carried out for all residents of Copiah County, Mississippi. Along with a complete census, interviews were held using extensive questions about diagnoses, signs, and symptoms of neurologic disorders. More than 97\% of eligible households participated, comprising 23,842 persons (49\% black, 50\% white, 1\% other). Persons with responses suggesting one or more of these disorders were examined by a neurologist who used defined diagnostic criteria. Age-adjusted prevalence ratios for cerebral palsy, epilepsy, stroke, and severe dementia were somewhat higher in blacks than in whites, while the age-adjusted prevalence ratio for essential tremor was slightly higher in whites. For Parkinson's disease, there was no difference in age-adjusted prevalence ratios between the races.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T20:22:22.000+0200}, author = {Haerer, A. F. and Anderson, D. W. and Schoenberg, B. S.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2d4a8195806b7dd7835ace748d8375c04/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {f8367a4570e377a364841b036001da18}, intrahash = {d4a8195806b7dd7835ace748d8375c04}, journal = {South Med J}, keywords = {African Continental Ancestry Group; Cerebral Palsy; Cerebrovascular Disorders; Dementia; Epilepsy; European Female; Humans; Male; Mississippi; Nervous System Diseases; Parkinson Disease; Tremor}, month = Mar, number = 3, pages = {339--343}, pmid = {3824020}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T20:22:22.000+0200}, title = {Survey of major neurologic disorders in a biracial United States population: the Copiah County Study.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 80, year = 1987 }