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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2019; 77(05): 352-356
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X20190032
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Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

Prevalência de esclerose múltipla em Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil
Taysa Alexandrino Gonsalves Jubé Ribeiro 
1   Universidade Federal de Goiás, Faculdade de Medicina, Disciplina de Neurologia, Goiânia, GO, Brasil
,
Aline Leite Duarte 
2   Instituto de Neurologia de Goiânia, Departamento de Neurologia, Goiânia, GO, Brasil
,
Delson José da Silva 
3   Instituto Integrado de Neurociências, Departamento de Neurociências, Goiânia, GO, Brasil
4   Hospital das Clínicas de Goiânia, Departamento de Neurociências, Goiânia, GO, Brasil
5   Hospital Geral de Goiânia, Residência Médica de Neurologia, Ambulatório de Doenças Desmielinizantes, Goiânia, GO, Brasil
,
Fernando Elias Borges 
5   Hospital Geral de Goiânia, Residência Médica de Neurologia, Ambulatório de Doenças Desmielinizantes, Goiânia, GO, Brasil
,
Vanessa Maia da Costa 
2   Instituto de Neurologia de Goiânia, Departamento de Neurologia, Goiânia, GO, Brasil
,
Regina Maria Papais-Alvarenga 
1   Universidade Federal de Goiás, Faculdade de Medicina, Disciplina de Neurologia, Goiânia, GO, Brasil
6   Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Neurologia, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
,
Denise Sisterolli Diniz 
1   Universidade Federal de Goiás, Faculdade de Medicina, Disciplina de Neurologia, Goiânia, GO, Brasil
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ABSTRACT

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.

RESUMO

A prevalência de esclerose múltipla (EM) no Brasil foi estimada em algumas cidades e foi encontrada entre 0,75 e 30,7 / 100.000. As razões para tal grande variação nas taxas de prevalência não são claras, mas existem aspectos ambientais e genéticos para explicar esse fençmeno.

Métodos: Foram utilizadas três fontes de averiguação de casos para estimar a prevalência de esclerose múltipla (EM) no município de Goiânia em dezembro de 2015.

Resultados: Foram encontrados 318 casos de EM, retirando as sobreposições de fontes. A prevalência foi de 22,4 / 100.000.

Conclusão: Nosso estudo foi o primeiro em Goiás e o terceiro na Região Centro-Oeste, e encontrou um grande aumento na prevalência de EM na região. É necessário realizar outros estudos utilizando a mesma metodologia para uma melhor avaliação da real prevalência da EM no Brasil.

Keywords:

Prevalence - multiple sclerosis - neuroogy

Palavras-chave:

Prevalência - esclerose múltipla - neurologia


Publication History

Received: 20 September 2018

Accepted: 10 January 2019

Article published online:
16 August 2023

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