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.
%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.
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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.},
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author = {Haerer, A. F. and Anderson, D. W. and Schoenberg, B. S.},
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keywords = {African Continental Ancestry Group; Cerebral Palsy; Cerebrovascular Disorders; Dementia; Epilepsy; European Female; Humans; Male; Mississippi; Nervous System Diseases; Parkinson Disease; Tremor},
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title = {Survey of major neurologic disorders in a biracial United States population: the Copiah County Study.},
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