TABLE 6.
Prevalence of various neurological diseases, as reported in rural Kashmir during 1986 (Razdan et al., 1994).
| S. no. | Neurological diseases | Prevalence |
| 1 | Stroke | 1.43/1,000 |
| 2 | Seizures | 2.47/1,000 |
| 3 | Mental retardation | 2.09/1,000 |
| 4 | Poliomyelitis | 2.18/1,000 |
| 5 | Cerebral palsy | 1.24/1,000 |
| 6 | Parkinsonism | 1.41/10,000 |
| 7 | Deaf mutism | 1.63/1,000 |
| 8 | Peripheral neural diseases | 2.99/10,000 |
| 9 | Other extra-pyramidal movements | 1.73/10,000 |
| 10 | Spinal cord lesions | 2.36/10,000 |
| 11 | Tuberous sclerosis | 0.62/10,000 |
| 12 | Muscle diseases | 0.79/10,000 |
| 13 | Neurofibromatosis | 0.31/10,000 |