Trends of multiple sclerosis in Nineveh province
Other Title(s)
أنماط مرض التصلب اللويحي المتعدد في محافظة نينوى
Joint Authors
Yunus, Abbas Ahmad
Yahya, Ammar Hazim
Source
Annals of the College of Medicine Mosul
Issue
Vol. 40, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.63-68, 6 p.
Publisher
University of Mosul College of Medicine-Mosul
Publication Date
2018-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background: Multiple sclerosis is the major cause of non-traumatic disability in young adults worldwide with considerable social impact and economic consequences.
It is a multifactorial disease with different epidemiological patterns and clinical presentations in various populations.
Aim: This study was conducted to calculate the disease prevalence in Nineveh Governorate, explaining the demographic features, characterizing the clinical and epidemiological features of multiple sclerosis, and finding possible variations in some features of the disease compared to other regions.
Materials and methods: A total of 136 patients from both sexes with confirmed MS who are living in Nineveh Governorate and attending MS Clinic at Ibn-Sina Teaching Hospital, were enrolled in this study during a period of 7 months from October 2011 to April 2012.
Data were collected from filing system of MS Clinic and from direct interview with the patients (78 patients).
Results: The prevalence of MS calculated to be 4.72/100,000.
MS affects females more than males in Nineveh (88 females- 64.7%; 48 males- 35.3%) with a female to male ratio (1.83:1), and a mean age of onset (30.9) years and mean age of presentation (39.5) years with an average delay of (8.5) years in diagnosis of the disease.
The disease mostly affects the age range (20-50) years age.
Family history was found in (8.8%) of patients.
Most of MS patients in Nineveh were well educated and some of them with higher educational degrees, and majority of patients (68%) were living in Mosul city.
The most frequent initial symptom of disease was weakness in one or more limbs (36.8%), followed by ataxia (14%), and visual disturbance (13.2%).
A relapsing remitting pattern was the most frequent category of the disease (78.7%).
Conclusions: The study showed that MS is rare in Nineveh Governorate which is considered to be a low risk area for MS, and the characteristics of the disease are nearly comparable to findings of other studies in Iraq and Middle eastern region.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yunus, Abbas Ahmad& Yahya, Ammar Hazim. 2018. Trends of multiple sclerosis in Nineveh province. Annals of the College of Medicine Mosul،Vol. 40, no. 2, pp.63-68.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-901748
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yunus, Abbas Ahmad& Yahya, Ammar Hazim. Trends of multiple sclerosis in Nineveh province. Annals of the College of Medicine Mosul Vol. 40, no. 2 (Dec. 2018), pp.63-68.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-901748
American Medical Association (AMA)
Yunus, Abbas Ahmad& Yahya, Ammar Hazim. Trends of multiple sclerosis in Nineveh province. Annals of the College of Medicine Mosul. 2018. Vol. 40, no. 2, pp.63-68.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-901748
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 68
Record ID
BIM-901748