Search Results - "Ogunniyi, A. O."

Prevalence of cognitive impairment: Data from the Indianapolis study of health and aging by UNVERZAGT, F. W, GAO, S, HALL, K. S, HUI, S. L, HENDRIE, H. C, BAIYEWU, O, OGUNNIYI, A. O, GUREJE, O, PERKINS, A, EMSLEY, C. L, DICKENS, J, EVANS, R, MUSICK, B

“…The epidemiology and natural history of cognitive impairment that is not dementia is important to the understanding of normal aging and dementia. To determine…”
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Epilepsy treatment gap: prevalence and associated factors in Southeast Nigeria by Nwani, P. O., Nwosu, M. C., Enwereji, K. O., Asomugha, A. L., Arinzechi, E. O., Ogunniyi, A. O.

“…Objectives The treatment gap of epilepsy in developing countries is high, and data on the magnitude and causes of epilepsy treatment gap in Africa are sparse…”
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Nutritional Status of Older Persons Presenting in a Primary Care Clinic in Nigeria by Adebusoye, L. A, Ajayi, I. O, Dairo, M. D, Ogunniyi, A. O

“…The study objective was to determine the nutritional status and its association with sociodemographic characteristics and health complaints of older persons…”
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Epidemiology of active epilepsy in a suburban community in Southeast Nigeria: A door-to-door survey by Nwani, P O, Nwosu, M C, Asomugha, L A, Enwereji, K O, Arinzechi, E O, Ogunniyi, A O

“…Epilepsy is one of the most common neurologic conditions afflicting an estimated 65 million people the world over. Current community-based data on the…”
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Community screening interview for dementia (CSI 'D'); performance in five disparate study sites by Hall, Kathleen S, Gao, Sujuan, Emsley, Christine L, Ogunniyi, Adesola O, Morgan, Owen, Hendrie, Hugh C

“…The Community Screening Interview for Dementia (CSI ‘D’) was developed as a screening instrument for dementia for use in cross‐cultural studies. It consists of…”
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Tropical ataxic neuropathy: Findings of a neuroepidemiological survey of Odeda, southwest Nigeria by Otubogun, F.M, Akinyemi, R.O, Ogunniyi, A.O

“…AbstractBackgroundTropical ataxic neuropathy seems to have dwindled in public health importance in Nigeria despite the high consumption of cassava-based meals…”
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Cognitive function in Nigerians with newly diagnosed epilepsy by Ogunrin, O, Adamolekun, B, Ogunniyi, A O, Aldenkamp, A P

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the pattern of cognitive disturbances in Nigerian Africans with newly diagnosed epilepsy, prior to onset of drug…”
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Apolipoprotein E genotypes and Alzheimer's disease in a community study of elderly African Americans by Hendrie, H C, Hall, K S, Hui, S, Unverzagt, F W, Yu, C E, Lahiri, D K, Sahota, A, Farlow, M, Musick, B, Class, C A

“…As part of a community-based study of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the African-American population age 65 and over, we have determined apolipoprotein E (Apo E)…”
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De novo myotonic dystrophy mutation in a Nigerian kindred by KRAHE, R, ECKHART, M, OGUNNIYI, A. O, OSUNTOKUN, B. O, SICILIANO, M. J, ASHIZAWA, T

“…An expansion of an unstable (CTG)n trinucleotide repeat in the 3' UTR of a gene encoding a putative serine/threonine protein kinase (DMPK) on human chromosome…”
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Prevalence of Alzheimer's disease and dementia in two communities: Nigerian Africans and African Americans by Hendrie, H C, Osuntokun, B O, Hall, K S, Ogunniyi, A O, Hui, S L, Unverzagt, F W, Gureje, O, Rodenberg, C A, Baiyewu, O, Musick, B S

“…This article reports on a prevalence study of dementia and Alzheimer's disease among two groups of subjects with the same ethnic background but widely…”
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Illness concept among people with epilepsy and their caregivers and preferred treatment methods in a suburban community in Southeast Nigeria by Nwani, P O, Arinzechi, E O, Asomugha, A L, Enwereji, K O, Nwosu, M C, Ogunniyi, A O

“…Epilepsy, one of the world's most prevalent chronic diseases is still regarded as a supernatural disease in many parts of the world. These superstitious and…”
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Incidental Lewy body disease in black Africans by Jendroska, K, Olasode, B J, Daniel, S E, Elliott, L, Ogunniyi, A O, Aghadiuno, P U, Osuntokun, B O, Lees, A J

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Xenobiotic metabolism in idiopathic Parkinson's disease in Nigerian Africans by Igbokwe, E, Ogunniyi, A O, Osuntokun, B O

“…The acetylator phenotype using sulphadimidine as a probe drug was studied in 20 idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD) patients and 21 control subjects. 10(50%)…”
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Rarity of dementia (by DSM-III-R) in an urban community in Nigeria by Ogunniyi, A O, Osuntokun, B O, Lekwauwa, U B, Falope, Z F

“…Dementia of the elderly, a public health problem world-wide, is underdocumented in black Africa. We carried out a door-to-door survey in Idikan in NW3 ward, a…”
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Lack of an association between apolipoprotein E epsilon 4 and Alzheimer's disease in elderly Nigerians by Osuntokun, B O, Sahota, A, Ogunniyi, A O, Gureje, O, Baiyewu, O, Adeyinka, A, Oluwole, S O, Komolafe, O, Hall, K S, Unverzagt, F W

“…As part of a community-based study of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) in a Nigerian population aged 65 years and over, we have determined apolipoprotein E (APOE)…”
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Cross-cultural studies in Alzheimer's disease by Osuntokun, B O, Hendrie, H C, Ogunniyi, A O, Hall, K S, Lekwauwa, U G, Brittain, H M, Norton, Jr, J A, Oyediran, A B, Pillay, N, Rodgers, D D

“…The search for risk factors for Alzheimer's disease would be greatly enhanced by identification of populations with significantly different prevalence rates,…”
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Alzheimer's disease in Nigeria by Osuntokun, B O, Ogunniyi, A O, Lekwauwa, U G

“…The age-related dementias of the elderly (those aged 65 years or more) are of major public health importance in developed countries. Developing countries, most…”
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Competency-based medical education in two Sub-Saharan African medical schools by Kiguli-Malwadde, Elsie, Olapade-Olaopa, E Oluwabunmi, Kiguli, Sarah, Chen, Candice, Sewankambo, Nelson K, Ogunniyi, Adesola O, Mukwaya, Solome, Omaswa, Francis

“…Relatively little has been written on Medical Education in Sub-Saharan Africa, although there are over 170 medical schools in the region. A number of…”
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Epidemiology of age-related dementias in the Third World and aetiological clues of Alzheimer's disease by Osuntokun, B O, Ogunniyi, A O, Lekwauwa, G U, Oyediran, A B

“…The prevalence of age-associated dementia which already constitutes enormous public health problems in many developed industrialised countries, is currently…”
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