Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Al Quseir city, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt

BACKGROUND: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and disabling disorder with considerable social effects and economic sequelae. It is one of the major causes of disability in young adults. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed at detecting the prevalence of MS among the population of Al Quseir city. METHODS:...

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Autores principales: El-Tallawy, Hamdy N, Farghaly, Wafaa M A, Badry, Reda, Metwally, Nabil A, Shehata, Ghaydaa A, Rageh, Tarek A, El Hamed, Mohamed Abd, Kandil, Mahmoud R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4716737/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26834477
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S87348
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and disabling disorder with considerable social effects and economic sequelae. It is one of the major causes of disability in young adults. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed at detecting the prevalence of MS among the population of Al Quseir city. METHODS: This study is a part of door-to-door survey of major neurological disorders that was conducted in Al Quseir city, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt. The sample size was 33,285 persons. The youngest patient was 17 years old. The number of people at and above 17 years of age was 21,827. They were screened by three neurologists. Then, the positive cases were subjected to meticulous clinical evaluation by three staff members of Department of Neurology, Assiut University Hospital, Egypt. Essential investigations were done. RESULTS: A total of three cases of MS were diagnosed with an age-specific prevalence ≥17 years of 13.7/100,000.

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