title: Pilot study of the prevalence of major neurologic disorders in a rural population of India.
abstract: A study of the prevalence of major neurologic diseases will be carried out in a rural population near Ballabgarh. India, using the World Health Organization protocol for epidemiologic studies of neurologic disorders and other internationally standardized survey techniques, screening procedures, and diagnostic criteria. Before applying any protocol developed in one population to another population, it must be intensively tested. Here, we describe the adaptation of the WHO protocol to the local conditions in rural Ballabgarh, and the findings of the pilot study conducted to test the protocol.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Nath
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Schoenberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014944:World Health Organization