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The Mortality of Motor Neuron Disease in Sweden
Lars-Gunnar Gunnarsson, MD;
Gunnar Lindberg, MD;
Birgitta Söderfelt, MD;
Olav Axelson, MD
Arch Neurol. 1990;47(1):42-46.
Abstract
• The age-standardized mortality from motor neuron disease in Sweden doubled from 1961 to 1985. The average annual rate during the period was 1.9 per 100 000 population. The male to female ratio was 1.2:1. The age-specific mortality rates had a peak at 70 to 79 years of age. When each birth cohort was followed up separately over time, the peak was less clear and in some cohorts the mortality rates increased continuously with advancing age. A significant increase of motor neuron disease among men was found in one Swedish county.
Author Affiliations
From the Department of Neurology, Örebro (Sweden) Medical Center Hospital (Dr Gunnarsson); the Department of Community Medicine, the County Council of Värmland, Karlstad, Sweden (Dr Lindberg); and the Departments of Neurology (Dr Söderfelt) and Occupational Medicine (Dr Axelson), University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication May 8, 1989.
Reprint requests to Department of Neurology, Örebro Medical Center Hospital, 701 85 Örebro, Sweden (Dr Gunnarsson).
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