Prevalence and pattern of XXXX (Lath/Mirgi/Laran) in rural Kashmir, India.

@entity1 @entity410 @entity1032 @entity16 @entity302
The rural population of 63,645 living in the mountainous Kuthar Valley of South Kashmir, Northwest India was surveyed to determine the prevalence of major @entity16 , including @entity302 (called Lath/Mirgi/Laran in the local language). The survey was done according to a World Health Organization protocol (1981). House-to-house screening was done by Anganwadi workers to identify @entity1 with possible @entity302 . The screening questionnaire was translated into local vernacular. @entity1 who had some indication of a history of @entity410 or other @entity16 were subsequently examined by a neurologic team. The diagnostic criteria of Hauser and Kurland (1975) were used to define cases of active @entity302 and @entity410 classification (ILAE, 1981) was done only with clinical data. One hundred fifty-seven cases of active @entity302 were detected, giving a crude prevalence rate of 2.47/1,000 general population. In those aged less than 14 years, prevalence was 3.18/1,000. Ninety-five (60.5%) of all cases were male; 91% of active @entity302 cases had onset of @entity410 before age 30 years. Mean age of onset in males was 5.3 years, and in females it was 7.1 years. Mean duration of @entity410 was 6 years; 78.9% cases had generalized @entity410 , 74.5% cases were receiving no specific treatment, 99.4% cases were born of home delivery, and 8.9% cases had a positive family history of @entity410 . @entity1032 was the most common associated abnormality in 22.9% of cases.
