...(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Pediatric stroke Neonatal stroke Childhood stroke Epidemiology Systematic review Stroke is defined by the World...

... and incidence of CIDP worldwide and to determine the effect of diagnostic criteria on prevalence and incidence. Method: A systematic review was conducted for all published incidence and prevalence studies on CIDP until May 18, 2017. Methodological quality was assessed using the Methodological Evaluation...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Huntington’s disease Systematic review Prevalence Epidemiology Huntington's disease (HD) is a hereditary neurological disorder inherited as an autosomal dominant trait [ 1,2 ] because of an expanded trinucleotide repeat...

... worldwide in relation to the WHO region and country income level; demographic and lesion characteristics; and in comparison with the general population. Methods: A systematic review of relevant databases for original studies. Pooled estimates were derived using random effects meta-analysis, restricted...

... on society and enable comparisons with other health conditions. This systematic review aims to identify and collate the findings of studies published between 1960 and 2013 on the prevalence of all types of muscular dystrophies. Summary: Relevant articles were identified through electronic database searches...

... by a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence studies. The MEDLINE, ISI Web of Science and Scopus databases were searched (1983-2013) for studies performed in well-defined populations and geographical regions. Two independent reviewers assessed the studies and extracted data and predefined methodological...

...K.M. Fiest; T. Pringsheim; S.B. Patten; L.W. Svenson; N. Jetté Background: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the incidence and prevalence of neurological conditions are important methods of quantifying the burden and risk of disease. Methods: The rigorous methodology required in order...

...Jun-huai Zhang; Deren Wang; Ming Liu Background: We aimed to systematically overview published systematic reviews and meta-analyses in order to identify whether and when acupuncture is an effective treatment for stroke and stroke-related disorders. We also hoped to identify the best directions...

... coaggregate in families. Methods: The authors investigated familial coaggregation of AD and PD by conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis. PubMed was searched for relevant studies published through the end of October 2012. Three independent investigators screened publications and extracted data...

... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. In the absence of any systematic reviews of the epidemiology of this condition, a systematic literature review...

...) varies considerably around the world. No previous study has performed a comprehensive review examining the incidence and prevalence of MS across the Americas. The purpose of this study was to systematically review and assess the quality of studies estimating the incidence and/or prevalence of MS in North...

... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Systematic review Meta-analysis Patent foramen ovale Cryptogenic stroke Migraine UKRI (UK Research...

... Background: Setting priorities for the prevention of stroke requires an empirical understanding of the pattern of disease burden and exposure to major risk factors. In this manuscript we aim to report the methodology of a systematic review of the epidemiological literature on stroke and how...

... of incidence to determine and investigate any changes: no previous systematic reviews of GBS have been found. Methods: After critical assessment of the reliability of the reported data, incidence rates were extracted from all relevant papers published between 1980 and 2008, identified through searches...

... to in the content or advertisements. Alzheimer’s disease Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents Meta-analysis Systematic review Prevention Observational studies Review Paper Neuroepidemiology 2004;23:159 169 DOI: 10.1159/000078501 Nonsteroidal Anti-In ammatory Drugs for the Prevention of Alzheimer s...