The incidence of motor nueron disease in Scotland

Raeburn B. Forbes; Shuna Colville; John Parratt; Robert J. Swingler

doi:10.1007/s00415-006-0454-y

The incidence of motor nueron disease in Scotland

Raeburn B. Forbes, Shuna Colville, John Parratt, Robert J. Swingler

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Abstract

Between 1989 and 1998, 1226 cases of ALS/MND were identified in Scotland, with mean age of onset 65.2 (SD 11.9) years for men and 67.2 (SD 11.0) for women. Annual standardized incidence was 2.40 per 100,000 (95% CI 2.22-2.58). Using capture recapture methods we confirm a high level of case ascertainment for each year of study. Incidence and ascertainment of ALS has remained stable in a large population over a prolonged period of time. Large population-based databases can be used to test aetiological hypotheses.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	866-869
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Neurology
Volume	254
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-006-0454-y
Publication status	Published - 2007

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Child
Female
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Motor Neuron Disease
Reference Values
Scotland

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The incidence of motor nueron disease in Scotland

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