Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and parkinsonism in Papua, Indonesia: 2001-2012 survey results.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Only one previous follow-up study of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and parkinsonism in Papua, Indonesia has been carried out since a survey undertaken in 1962-1981 by Gajdusek and colleagues. Therefore, to clarify the clinical epidemiology of ALS and parkinsonism in the southern coastal region of Papua, the clinical characteristics and prevalence of the diseases in this region were examined and assessed.

Methods

Cases of ALS and parkinsonism were clinically examined during a 2001-2012 survey in Bade and other villages along the Ia, Edera, Dumut and Obaa rivers in Papua, Indonesia. Possible, probable and definite ALS was diagnosed clinically by certified neurologists based on El Escorial criteria. The criteria for a diagnosis of parkinsonism were the presence

SUBMITTER: Okumiya K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3996815 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature