Prevalence of the major neurological disorders in a semi-urban community in northern Benin

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Adoukonou, Thierry | Adogblé, Laurine | Agbétou, Mendinatou | Gnonlonfoun, Dieu Donné | Houinato, Dismand | Ouendo, Edgard-Marius

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International audience. Background: Neurological disorders are some of the most disabling diseases. Epidemiological data on their incidencein Benin are scarce.Objective: The prevalence of major neurological diseases among people older than 15 years was investigated inTitirou.Methods: It was a cross-sectional study and door-to-door survey which took place from June 10 to August 30,2014, in the district of Titirou and included 1094 persons. The diagnosis of migraine, tension-type headaches,epilepsy, peripheral neuropathies, stroke, parkinsonism, Parkinson's disease and dementia were conducted usinga validated screening questionnaire, neurological examination and standard diagnostics criteria.Results: They were aged from 16 to 85 with a mean age of 29.8 +/− 12.9 years. Forty five percent (492/1094)were males. Among the 1094 respondents, 497 (45.4% 95%CI 42.5–48.4) had at least one neurological disorder.The raw prevalences of the conditions were: tension-type headaches (26.9%), migraine (14.3%); peripheralneuropathies (5.6%); epilepsy (1.9%); stroke (1.3%), parkinsonism (0.1%). No case of dementia or Parkinson'sdisease was found. Socio-demographic factors associated with these conditions were as follows: tension-typeheadaches: age (p=.020); peripheral neuropathies: age (p=0. 000); sex (p=.006); profession (p=.004);marital status (p=.032); and level of education (p=.003); stroke: age (p=.000) and marital status (p=.000).Conclusion: These results point to a high prevalence of neurological disorders in Titirou

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