PREVALENCE OF PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY IN THE PARSI COMMUNITY OF BOMBAY

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BHARUCHA, NE
BHARUCHA, AE
BHARUCHA, EP
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[1] KEM HOSP BOMBAY,DEPT NEUROL,BOMBAY,INDIA
[2] SETH GS MED COLL,BOMBAY 400012,INDIA
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10.1212/WNL.41.8.1315
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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We carried out a door-to-door survey to screen for neurologic diseases, including peripheral neuropathy, in a community of 14,010 Parsis living in housing colonies in Bombay, India. The most common neurologic disorder was peripheral neuropathy with 334 cases (2,384 cases/100,000 population). The most common neuropathy was compressive, with diabetes the most common non-compressive etiology. There was no leprosy, and nutritional neuropathies were rare.
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