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DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X-anp-2020-0221
Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in key cities of Brazil: a study in Passo Fundo, Southern Brazil
Prevalência de esclerose múltipla em cidades-chave do Brasil: um estudo em Passo Fundo, no sul do Brasil
ABSTRACT
Background: To improve the comparability of multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence across Brazilian regions, the Brazilian Committee for Treatment and Research in MS has implemented a standardized approach to assess the prevalence of the disease in five key cities, which were deemed representative of their regions in terms of socio-geographical features and where in-person revision of each case was feasible. Objective: To report the point-prevalence of MS in Passo Fundo, one of the key cities in Southern Brazil. Methods: We sought to identify all MS patients who were living in Passo Fundo on July 1st, 2015. The primary source for case ascertainment was records from the offices of neurologists and neurosurgeons practicing in the city. Multiple secondary sources were used to maximize identification of cases. All patients underwent in-person review of the diagnosis by a panel of neurologists with experience in MS. Results: We identified 52 MS patients living in Passo Fundo on July 1st, 2015. The point-prevalence rate for MS was 26.4/100,000 population (95% confidence interval, 19.7 to 34.6/100,000). Among the MS cases, 42 (80.8%) were female, for a sex ratio of 4.2:1. Forty-six cases (88.5%) were categorized as relapsing-remitting MS, and the remaining 6 cases, as secondary progressive MS (11.5%). Other epidemiological and clinical features were comparable to national and international MS populations. Conclusions: The prevalence of MS in Passo Fundo is one of the highest reported in Brazil so far. Studies in other key Brazilian cities, using the same methodology, are currently being carried out.
RESUMO
Introdução: Para melhor comparar a prevalência de esclerose múltipla (EM) nas diferentes regiões do Brasil, o Comitê Brasileiro para Tratamento e Pesquisa em Esclerose Múltipla implementou uma abordagem padronizada para avaliar a prevalência da doença em 5 cidades-chave, consideradas representativas de suas regiões em termos de características sociogeográficas e nas quais seria viável revisar cada caso pessoalmente. Objetivos: Descrever a prevalência pontual de EM em Passo Fundo, uma das cidades-chave, localizada no Sul do Brasil. Métodos: Buscamos identificar todos os pacientes com EM que viviam em Passo Fundo no dia 1( de julho de 2015. A fonte primária para identificação de casos foi os registros de consultórios de neurologistas e neurocirurgiões da cidade. Múltiplas fontes secundárias foram usadas para maximizar a identificação de casos. Todos os pacientes tiveram o diagnóstico revisado pessoalmente por um painel de neurologistas com experiência em EM. Resultados: Identificamos 52 pacientes com EM que viviam em Passo Fundo em 1( de julho de 2015. Assim, a prevalência pontual bruta de EM foi 26,4/100.000 habitantes (intervalo de confiança de 95%, 19,7 a 34,6/100.000). Entre os casos de EM, 42 (80,8%) eram mulheres, (razão de sexos: 4,2:1). Quarenta e seis casos (88,5%) foram categorizados como EM remitente-recorrente, e os 6 casos restantes como EM secundariamente progressiva (11,5%). As demais características epidemiológicas e clínicas foram comparáveis a populações de EM internacionais. Conclusões: A prevalência de EM em Passo Fundo é uma das maiores já relatadas no Brasil. Estudos em outras cidades-chave brasileiras, usando a mesma metodologia, estão em andamento.
Authors’ contributions:
JB, DLV, DC, MALP: study conception and design; GRP, JB, DLV, ACF, BCR, ACSM, DC, MALP: data collection; GRP, JB, DC, MALP: data interpretation and analyses; GRP, JB, DC, MALP: manuscript writing; GRP, JB, DLV, ACF, BCR, ACSM, DC, MALP: final approval of the manuscript.
Support:
This study has been funded by the Brazilian Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis, and Novartis Biociências S.A.
Publikationsverlauf
Eingereicht: 19. Januar 2020
Angenommen: 30. September 2020
Artikel online veröffentlicht:
01. Juni 2023
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