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

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作者：
El-Tallawy, Amdy N. [1 ]
Farghaly, Wafaa M. A. [1 ]
Badry, Reda [1 ]
Metwally, Nabil A. [2 ]
Shehata, Ghaydaa A. [1 ]
Rageh, Tarek A. [1 ]
Abd El Hamed, Mohamed [1 ]
Kandil, Mahmoud R. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Assiut Univ Hosp, Dept Neurol & Psychiat, Assiut 71526, Egypt
[2] Al Azhar Univ Hosp, Dept Neurol & Psychiat, Assiut Branch, Assiut, Egypt
来源：
NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISEASE AND TREATMENT | 2016年 / 12卷
关键词：
prevalence; multiple sclerosis; Al Quseir; door-to-door survey; NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS; PREDICT CONVERSION; CRITERIA;
D O I：
10.2147/NDT.S87348
中图分类号：
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要：
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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