Community-based study of neurological disorders in Ethiopia: development of a screening instrument.

摘要: This paper describes the development of a screening instrument for community-based neuroepidemiological survey in rural community Ethiopia. A pilot study 1984 to pre-test questionnaires developed revealed that epilepsy, poliomyelitis, mental retardation and speech disturbances were most common neurological disorders among 3,000 inhabitants surveyed. The suggested base-population about 50,000 was required future major epidemiological identify rare disorders.