title: A pilot study on neuroepidemiology in urban Bengal.
abstract: A pilot survey was undertaken in an urban district population of West Bengal, to study the magnitude of problems of Neurological disorders in the Community. The study was performed by Professionals, headed by a Neurologist, using accepted WHO protocol (1981) for neuroepidemiological survey. Point prevalence rate was found to be 75 per 1000. Sensitivity and specificity of the case study came out to be 98.97% and 99.6% respectively.
authors.affiliation: Bangur Institute of Neurology and IPGMER, Calcutta.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sanyal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moitra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015995:Prevalence; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014504:Urban Health