title: Prevalence of neurological diseases in Madrid, Spain.
abstract: A pilot study to demonstrate the feasibility of measuring prevalence and prevalence ratios of major neurological disorders was successfully carried out in an urban area of Madrid, Spain, in a population of 961 subjects. The most frequent disorders identified were migraine, epilepsy and peripheral neuropathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Hospital 1. de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cruz Gutierrez-del-Olmo
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Schoenberg
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Portera-Sanchez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires