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Functional Disability Associated With Major Neurologic Disorders: Findings From the Copiah County Study

Functional Disability Associated With Major Neurologic Disorders: Findings From the Copiah County... Abstract • The prevalence of functional disability in persons with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, stroke, Parkinson's disease, and severe dementia was assessed in a survey of every household in Copiah County, Mississippi, and all chronic-care institutions serving that county. Of the 23 842 residents evaluated, 246 had moderate to severe functional impairment accompanied by one or more of the aforementioned neurological disorders; 108 were not fully ambulatory; 59 required constant supervision because of cognitive difficulties; 54 were having at least one afebrile seizure monthly; and 25 experienced some combination of these impairments. Overall, prevalence ratios for these impairments increased markedly with age. References 1. Anderson DW, Schoenberg BS, Haerer AF: Racial differentials in the prevalence of major neurological disorders: Background and methods of the Copiah County Study . Neuroepidemiology 1982;1:17-30.Crossref 2. Schoenberg BS: Neuroepidemiologic generalizations: High tax on importing data, low tax on importing principles . Neuroepidemiology 1983;2:117-120.Crossref 3. Haerer AF, Anderson DW, Schoenberg BS: Prevalence of cerebral palsy in the biracial population of Copiah County, Mississippi . Dev Med Child Neurol 1984;26:195-199.Crossref 4. Haerer AF, Anderson DW, Schoenberg BS: Prevalence and clinical features of epilepsy in a biracial United States population . Epilepsia 1986;27:66-75.Crossref 5. Schoenberg BS, Anderson DW, Haerer AF: Racial differentials in the prevalence of stroke: Copiah County, Mississippi . Arch Neurol 1986;43:565-568.Crossref 6. Schoenberg BS, Anderson DW, Haerer AF: Prevalence of Parkinson's disease in the biracial population of Copiah County, Mississippi . Neurology 1985;35:841-845.Crossref 7. Schoenberg BS, Anderson DW, Haerer AF: Severe dementia: Prevalence and clinical features in a biracial US population . Arch Neurol 1985;42:740-743.Crossref 8. United States Bureau of the Census: Survey of Neurological Disorders: Self-Study, PB84-128768 and PB84-128776. Springfield, Va, National Technical Information Service, 1978. 9. United States Bureau of the Census: Survey of Neurological Disorders: Verbatim Training Guide, PB84-128768 and PB84-128784. Springfield, Va, National Technical Information Service, 1978. 10. United States Bureau of the Census: Survey of Neurological Disorders: Interviewer's Reference Manual. PB84-128768 and PB84-128792. Springfield, Va, National Technical Information Service, 1978. 11. Hill AB: Principles of Medical Statistics , ed 9. New York, Oxford University Press, 1971. 12. Kurtzke JF, Kurland LT: The epidemiology of neurologic disease , in Baker AB, Joynt RJ (eds): Clinical Neurology . Philadelphia, Harper & Row, 1985, vol 4, pp 1-143. 13. Treves T, Korczyn AD, Zilber N, et al: Presenile dementia in Israel . Arch Neurol 1986;43:26-29.Crossref 14. Kokmen E, Okazaki H, Schoenberg BS: Epidemiologic patterns and clinical features of dementia in a defined US population . Trans Am Neurol Assoc 1980;105:334-336. 15. United States Bureau of the Census: 1976 Survey of Institutionalized Persons: A Study of Persons Receiving Long-Term Care. Current Population Reports (Special Studies) Series P-23, No. 69. Government Printing Office, 1978. 16. Siegel JS: Some demographic aspects of aging in the United States , in Ostfeld AM, Gibson DC (eds): Epidemiology of Aging . US Department of Health, Education and Welfare publication (NIH) 77-711. Bethesda, Md, National Institutes of Health, 1977, pp 17-82. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Neurology American Medical Association

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Abstract • The prevalence of functional disability in persons with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, stroke, Parkinson's disease, and severe dementia was assessed in a survey of every household in Copiah County, Mississippi, and all chronic-care institutions serving that county. Of the 23 842 residents evaluated, 246 had moderate to severe functional impairment accompanied by one or more of the aforementioned neurological disorders; 108 were not fully ambulatory; 59 required constant supervision because of cognitive difficulties; 54 were having at least one afebrile seizure monthly; and 25 experienced some combination of these impairments. Overall, prevalence ratios for these impairments increased markedly with age. References 1. Anderson DW, Schoenberg BS, Haerer AF: Racial differentials in the prevalence of major neurological disorders: Background and methods of the Copiah County Study . Neuroepidemiology 1982;1:17-30.Crossref 2. Schoenberg BS: Neuroepidemiologic generalizations: High tax on importing data, low tax on importing principles . Neuroepidemiology 1983;2:117-120.Crossref 3. Haerer AF, Anderson DW, Schoenberg BS: Prevalence of cerebral palsy in the biracial population of Copiah County, Mississippi . Dev Med Child Neurol 1984;26:195-199.Crossref 4. Haerer AF, Anderson DW, Schoenberg BS: Prevalence and clinical features of epilepsy in a biracial United States population . Epilepsia 1986;27:66-75.Crossref 5. Schoenberg BS, Anderson DW, Haerer AF: Racial differentials in the prevalence of stroke: Copiah County, Mississippi . Arch Neurol 1986;43:565-568.Crossref 6. Schoenberg BS, Anderson DW, Haerer AF: Prevalence of Parkinson's disease in the biracial population of Copiah County, Mississippi . Neurology 1985;35:841-845.Crossref 7. Schoenberg BS, Anderson DW, Haerer AF: Severe dementia: Prevalence and clinical features in a biracial US population . Arch Neurol 1985;42:740-743.Crossref 8. United States Bureau of the Census: Survey of Neurological Disorders: Self-Study, PB84-128768 and PB84-128776. Springfield, Va, National Technical Information Service, 1978. 9. United States Bureau of the Census: Survey of Neurological Disorders: Verbatim Training Guide, PB84-128768 and PB84-128784. Springfield, Va, National Technical Information Service, 1978. 10. United States Bureau of the Census: Survey of Neurological Disorders: Interviewer's Reference Manual. PB84-128768 and PB84-128792. Springfield, Va, National Technical Information Service, 1978. 11. Hill AB: Principles of Medical Statistics , ed 9. New York, Oxford University Press, 1971. 12. Kurtzke JF, Kurland LT: The epidemiology of neurologic disease , in Baker AB, Joynt RJ (eds): Clinical Neurology . Philadelphia, Harper & Row, 1985, vol 4, pp 1-143. 13. Treves T, Korczyn AD, Zilber N, et al: Presenile dementia in Israel . Arch Neurol 1986;43:26-29.Crossref 14. Kokmen E, Okazaki H, Schoenberg BS: Epidemiologic patterns and clinical features of dementia in a defined US population . Trans Am Neurol Assoc 1980;105:334-336. 15. United States Bureau of the Census: 1976 Survey of Institutionalized Persons: A Study of Persons Receiving Long-Term Care. Current Population Reports (Special Studies) Series P-23, No. 69. Government Printing Office, 1978. 16. Siegel JS: Some demographic aspects of aging in the United States , in Ostfeld AM, Gibson DC (eds): Epidemiology of Aging . US Department of Health, Education and Welfare publication (NIH) 77-711. Bethesda, Md, National Institutes of Health, 1977, pp 17-82.

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Published: Oct 1, 1986

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