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T1 Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Valladolid, northern Spain
A1 Tola Arribas, Miguel Ángel
A1 Yugueros Fernández, María Isabel
A1 Fernández Buey, Nieves
A1 Fernández Herranz, Rosario
K1 Esclerósis múltiple
AB The aim of this study was to ascertain the prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) in a northern Spanish region and to compare it with that from the most recent epidemiological studies in the country. MS prevalence was studied for a period of 2 years using multiple sources of information in the province of Valladolid, with a sample comprising a total population of 92,632. Patients were classified according to the Poser criteria. The crude prevalence of definite and probable MS was 58.3 per 100,000 (95% confidence interval: 43.7–75.7). The same methods have been used in ascertaining similar prevalence rates in Vélez-Málaga, Osona, and Gijón and a slightly lower rate in Teruel. Our survey confirms Spain as a high-risk area for MS, with prevalence rates over 50 per 100,000
PB Steinkopff Verlag
SN 0340-5354
YR 1999
FD 1999
LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/8127
UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/8127
LA eng
NO Journal of Neurology, (1999), vol.246, n. 3 p.170-174
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 22-nov-2024