Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr
; 77(5): 352-356, 2019 05 01.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31189000
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence, in some cities in Brazil, was estimated and was found to range from 0.75 to 30.7/100,000. The reasons for such a large variation in rates of prevalence are not clear, but environment and genetics help to explain this phenomenon.METHODS:
A cross-sectional study using three sources of case ascertainment to estimate the prevalence of MS in the city of Goiânia in December, 2015.RESULTS:
A total of 318 MS patients was found after removing overlapping sources. The prevalence of MS was 22.4/100,000 population.CONCLUSION:
Our study was the first in Goiás and the third in the midwest region, and we found a great increase in the prevalence of MS in the region. It is necessary to perform other studies using the same methodology for a more accurate evaluation of the true prevalence of MS in Brazil.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Esclerose Múltipla
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article