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Epidemiology of neurological diseases in elderly people: what did we learn from the Rotterdam Study?

Authors :
Hofman, Albert
de Jong, Paulus TVM
van Duijn, Cornelia M
Breteler, Monique MB
Source :
Lancet Neurology. Jun2006, Vol. 5 Issue 6, p545-550. 6p.
Publication Year :
2006

Abstract

Summary: The Rotterdam Study is a prospective cohort study that has been ongoing since 1990 in the city of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, among 7983 people aged 55 years or older. One part of the study targets neurological diseases, others deal with cardiovascular, ophthalmological, and endocrine diseases. The findings of the Rotterdam Study have been presented in some 500 research articles and reports. Here we give the reasons for the study and its design, and present a summary of what has been learned about the frequencies and causes of neurological diseases. Perhaps the most important message from the Rotterdam Study is the great potential for prevention or postponement of neurological diseases in elderly people. The time for preventive nihilism is over. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14744422
Volume :
5
Issue :
6
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Lancet Neurology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
20872130
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(06)70473-2