Table 2 Comparison of neurological disorders in urban and rural areas (n = 10,786)
Rural; n = 7828 n (%) | Urban; n = 2958 n (%) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years; mean ± SD | 40.8 ± 15.2 | 40.2 ± 14.6 | 0.09 |
Gender | |||
Male | 3635 (46.4) | 1047 (35.4) | < 0.001 |
Female | 4193 (53.6) | 1911 (64.6) | |
Stroke (n = 1431) | |||
Ischaemic stroke acute/old | 891 (82) | 250 (72.7) | < 0.001 |
Transient Ischaemic attack | 19 (1.7) | 18 (5.2) | |
Haemorrhagic stroke | 177 (16.3) | 76 (22.1) | |
Headache Disorders (n = 3613) | |||
Migraine | 623 (24.6) | 334 (31.2) | < 0.001 |
Tension type Headache | 1900 (75) | 731 (68.4) | |
Occipital headache | 10 (0.4) | 4 (0.4) | |
CNS infection (n = 303) | 210 (2.7) | 93 (3.1) | 0.19 |
Meningitis; n = 210 | 144 (68.6) | 66 (71) | 0.67 |
Meningitis | |||
Bacterial Meningitis | 107 (74.3) | 49 (74.2) | 0.47 |
Tuberculous/Tuberculoma | 34 (23.6) | 13 (19.7) | |
Fungal meningitis | 1 (0.7) | 1 (1.5) | |
Viral meningitis | 2 (1.4) | 3 (4.5) | |
Nerve and root lesions; n = 2928 | 2084 (26.6) | 844 (28.5) | 0.04 |
Guillain Barre syndrome (AIDP) | 26 (1.2) | 9 (1.1) | 0.68 |
CIDP | 45 (2.2) | 12 (1.4) | 0.19 |
Diabetic polyneuropathy | 161 (7.7) | 102 (12.1) | < 0.001 |
Cervical radiculopathy | 546 (26.2) | 215 (25.5) | 0.68 |
Lumber radiculopathy | 1146 (55) | 443 (52.5) | 0.21 |
Psychiatric disorders; n = 340 | 277 (3.5) | 63 (2.1) | < 0.001 |
Depression; n = 171 | 125 (45.1) | 46 (73) | < 0.001 |
Alzheimer’s diseases; n = 116 | 86 (57.7) | 30 (66.7) | 0.28 |
Musculoskeletal pain; n = 315 | 225 (73.3) | 90 (76.3) | 0.52 |
Movement disorders; n = 221 | 167 (2.1) | 54 (1.8) | 0.30 |
Parkinsons; n = 150 | 117 (70.1) | 33 (61.1) | 0.22 |
Epilepsy; n = 566 | 408 (5.2) | 158 (5.3) | 0.78 |
Epilepsy type | |||
Focal Epilepsy | 21 (5.1) | 8 (5.1) | 0.06 |
Generalized Epilepsy | 361 (88.5) | 148 (93.7) | |
Myelopathy; n = 124 | 96 (80) | 28 (77.8) | 0.77 |
Spinal disorders; n = 156 | 120 (1.5) | 36 (1.2) | 0.24 |