1.
Int J Epidemiol
; 19(3): 664-72, 1990 Sep.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2262262
RESUMO
Lathyrism is a disorder of the central motor system, induced by heavy consumption of the grass-pea, Lathyrus sativus an environmentally tolerant legume containing the neurotoxic excitatory amino acid beta-N-oxalylamino-L-alanine (BOAA). A complete door-to-door resurvey of the Dembia and Fogera regions of northwestern Ethiopia, areas endemic for lathyrism, revealed an estimated mean disease prevalence of 0.6%-2.9%. Most patients developed the disease in the epidemic of 1976/77, although new cases appear to have occurred with an estimated mean annual incidence of 1.7:10,000. Production and consumption of grass-pea is increasing in Ethiopia, making attempts to develop low-BOAA strains to prevent lathyrism increasingly important.
Assuntos
Latirismo/epidemiologia , Saúde da População Rural , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Surtos de Doenças , Etiópia/epidemiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Latirismo/etiologia , Latirismo/terapia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Projetos Piloto , Estações do Ano
2.
Coeur Med Interne
; 15(3): 435-45, 1976.
Artigo
em Francês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-991574