Felicity Dewhurst|Matthew Dewhurst|William K. Gray|Eric Aris|Golda Orega|William P. Howlett|Naomi Warren|Richard Walker
The prevalence of neurological disorders in older people in Tanzania
North Tyneside General Hospital|Newcastle University|Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust|Newcastle University|Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust|North Tyneside General Hospital|Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust|North Tyneside General Hospital|Muhimbili National Hospital|Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre|Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre|Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust|Royal Victoria Infirmary|Newcastle University|Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust|North Tyneside General Hospital
data neurological disorders prevalence low middleincome countries particularly subsaharan africa ssa none specific african elderly aimed determined prevalence neurological disorders aged 70 years rural african communitythis study crosssectional twophased community epidemiological survey set rural hai district tanzania screening performed validated screening questionnaire high sensitivity specificity positive responders screening underwent full neurological history examination confirm refute presence neurological disorders classify disorder using international statistical classification diseases related health problems 10th revision icd10of 2232 participants 384 neurological diagnoses amongst 349 people ageadjusted prevalence people neurological diagnoses 1541 per 1000 95 ci 13921691 ageadjusted prevalence per 1000 common neurological disorders tremor 482 headache 418 stroke 230 peripheral polyneuropathy 186 upper limb mononeuropathy 65 parkinsonism 59this first published communitybased neurological disorders prevalence study specifically elderly ssa reveals high prevalence neurological morbidity demonstrates contribution neurological disorders make noncommunicable disease epidemic likely increase population lowincome countries ages constituting public health dilemma