An epidemiological survey of epilepsy in tropical rural areas of China

Abstract

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The effect of living environment on developmental disorders in cold regions

“…And a growing amount of studies have showed that the distribution of epilepsy has distinct territoriality. The prevalence of epilepsy in low latitudes areas is lower, only 1/32 of that in high latitudes areas [34][35] . This may be correlated with the wintry climate factors at high latitudes.…”

“…For another, PM can affect the signals of gut-brain axis by altering gastrointestinal microorganisms, increasing tryptophan metabolites, dampening the expression of anti-inflammatory factors, thus indirectly jeopardizing the growth of organism [64] . A quantity of studies had detected that per 10 μg/m 3 increment in [34] Hainan Province of China 16 676 participants To assess the epidemiological characteristics of epilepsy in the tropical rural areas of Hainan…”

Status of epilepsy in the tropics: An overlooked perspective

“…Take Hainan as an example; the prevalence and incidence of epilepsy in rural areas are lower than that in other tropical areas of the world. 16 Interestingly, an epidemiological survey of epilepsy in rural areas and ethnic minority areas in China showed a variable prevalence rate among different ethnic groups. Among them, the Bai nationality (living in Yunnan province) has a higher average prevalence rate than the Han nationality, while the Li nationality (living in Hainan Province) has a lower prevalence rate than the Han type.…”

“…Among them, the Bai nationality (living in Yunnan province) has a higher average prevalence rate than the Han nationality, while the Li nationality (living in Hainan Province) has a lower prevalence rate than the Han type. 60 This finding suggested that additional factors could be worth exploring the influence of variation in the epidemiological data for epilepsy.…”

“…Currently, there are several studies on PWE. Researchers have taken different approaches, such as focusing on patients with different cultural and family backgrounds, [5][6][7] different ages, [8][9][10][11][12][13] region-specific, [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] and inter-environmental. [23][24][25] Some studies have focused on the treatment gap, [26][27][28][29][30] special etiology, [31][32][33][34][35][36] and disease burden [37][38][39][40] in the tropics, aiming to formulate appropriate policies [41][42][43][44] for PWE.…”