MS Prevalence and Patients’ Characteristics in the District of Braga, Portugal
Joint Authors
Cerqueira, João J.
Figueiredo, José
Silva, Ângela
Fonseca, Joaquim
Pereira, Paulo A.
Source
Neurology Research International
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-01-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease of the Central Nervous System causing inflammation and neurodegeneration.
There are only 3 epidemiological studies in Portugal, 2 in the Centre and 1 in the North, and there is the need to further study MS epidemiology in this country.
The objective of this work is to contribute to the MS epidemiological knowledge in Portugal, describing the patients’ epidemiological, demographic, and clinical characteristics in the Braga district of Portugal.
This is a cross-sectional study of 345 patients followed in two hospitals of Braga district.
These hospitals cover a resident population of 866,012 inhabitants.
The data was collected from the clinical records, and 31/12/2009 was established as the prevalence day.
For all MS patients, demographic characteristics and clinical outcomes are reported.
We have found an incidence of 2.74/100,000 and a prevalence of 39.82/100,000 inhabitants.
Most patients have an EDSS of 3 or lower and a mean age of 42 years.
The diagnosis was done at mean age of 35, with RRMS being the disease type in more than 80% of patients.
In this cohort, we found a female : male ratio of 1.79.
More than 50% of patients are treated with Interferon β-1b IM or IFNβ-1a SC 22 μg.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Figueiredo, José& Silva, Ângela& Cerqueira, João J.& Fonseca, Joaquim& Pereira, Paulo A.. 2015. MS Prevalence and Patients’ Characteristics in the District of Braga, Portugal. Neurology Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Figueiredo, José…[et al.]. MS Prevalence and Patients’ Characteristics in the District of Braga, Portugal. Neurology Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Figueiredo, José& Silva, Ângela& Cerqueira, João J.& Fonseca, Joaquim& Pereira, Paulo A.. MS Prevalence and Patients’ Characteristics in the District of Braga, Portugal. Neurology Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1075458
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1075458