Epidemiology of neurological disorders in India: Review of background, prevalence and incidence of epilepsy, stroke, Parkinson's disease and tremors

Neurology India

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 588-598

  Gourie Devi, M ^a  

^a SIR GANGA RAM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Incidence; India; Neuroepidemiology; Parkinson's disease; Prevalence; Screening questionnaire; Stroke; Tremors

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EPILEPSY; FATALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SCREENING TEST; STROKE UNIT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREMOR; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; STROKE;

EPILEPSY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PARKINSON DISEASE; PREVALENCE; STROKE; TREMOR;

EID: 84921978973     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: 19984022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.149365     Document Type: Review

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