Swingler R J, Fraser H, Warlow C P
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1992 Dec;55(12):1116-20. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.55.12.1116.
An analysis of mortality and morbidity rates for motor neuron disease (MND) in Scotland has confirmed earlier observations that the disease is more common in men and older age groups. The geographical distribution is non-uniform and related to discharge rates for all neurological diseases. Discharge and mortality rates are increasing but there has been no decline in populations who would have been vaccinated against polio.
对苏格兰运动神经元病(MND)死亡率和发病率的分析证实了早期的观察结果,即该疾病在男性和老年人群中更为常见。其地理分布并不均匀,且与所有神经系统疾病的出院率有关。出院率和死亡率在上升,但本应接种脊髓灰质炎疫苗的人群数量却没有下降。