Epidemiological and Observational Studies on Neurological Disorders: A cross-sectional study
Journal Title: Saudi Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
Abstract: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and risk factors for different neurological disorders. We also aimed to explore the effect of different socio-demographic variables in neurological disorders.Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was carried out at Neurology Outpatient Clinic of United Hospital Ltd., Bangladesh, from December 2015 to March 2016 to explore the experiences of patients with neurological disorders. A separate questionnaire was used to collate the information. All registered patients medical records were reviewed. Microsoft Office Excel 2007 software package was used for statistical analysis. Data of 438 patients were collected and analyzed of which 239 (54.57 %) were females and 199 (45.43 %) were males. This study showed a high prevalence of epilepsy, stroke and migraine and an overall low prevalence of Parkinsonism, Alzheimer’s and dementia. The values were 121, 97, 52, 43, 23 and 102 for epilepsy, stroke, Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Parkinson’s and Migraine accordingly. Most of the patients (79.95%) were unmarried in our observational study. Only 20.06% were married. 41.03% and 26.18% patients were alcoholic and smoker respectively. Highest percentage of the patients (27.27 %) belonged to the age group 61 - 70 years, 21.23% to the age group 41 - 50 years and 17.05 % to the age group 51 – 60 years. Moreover, 42.98% of the patients were from community colony. The findings from the present study supported some previ¬ous research studies showing that women are more adversely affected by different neurological disorders than men. Therefore, more epidemiological studies need to be conducted to look into the changing pattern of neurological disorders using a uniform methodology. Keywords: Neurological disorders, Epilepsy, Stroke, Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Parkinson’s and Migraine
Authors and Affiliations
K. M. RahatMaruf Jitu, Md. Ibrahim, Md. MahabubAlam Rasel, Mamun Ahmmed, Md. Liton Sarker, Mahammad Hossain, Sharmeen Asad
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