Abstract

Background: Fluorosis is a prevailing public health problem in many parts of the country. It is mainly caused by excessive intake of fluorides through drinking water. The effects are mainly on bones and teeth, producing skeletal and dental fluorosis respectively, which often are irrevers-ible. Nalgonda district in Telangana state was known for highest fluorosis cases. So, we aimed to study the prevalence of headache, lethargy, impaired memory and insomnia and to determine the severity of these conditions.Methodology: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Marriguda and narayanapuram mandals of Nalgonda district. 85 patients were recruited for the study. The data was collected using ‘Headache Impact Test-6 version 1.1’ for headache, ‘Regensburg Insomnia Scale’ for insomnia, ‘Fatigue Assessment Scale’ for lethargy and ‘Six Item Cognitive Impairment Test (6CIT)’ for impaired memory. Results: It was found that a total of 48.2% of individuals suffered from headache, 48.2% of individuals had insomnia, 57.6% of them complained of lethargy and 43.5% of them had impaired memory. Males were more prone to these manifestations except insomnia where females were more affected. Conclusion:Our study reported that the most prevalent neurological manifestation was lethargy and impaired memory is the least prevalent manifes-tation. Males were found to be more prone to developing these manifestations than females except in the case of insomnia.

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