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

Hamdy N El-Tallawy,1 Wafaa M A Farghaly,1 Reda Badry,1 Nabil A Metwally,2 Ghaydaa A Shehata,1 Tarek A Rageh,1 Mohamed Abd El Hamed,1 Mahmoud R Kandil1 1Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt; 2Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Al Azhar University Hos...

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Autores principales:	El-Tallawy HN, Farghaly WM, Badry R, Metwally NA, Shehata GA, Rageh TA, El Hamed MA, Kandil MR
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2016
Materias:	Prevalence multiple sclerosis Al Quseir door to door. Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:50211bc62a924086a839996c38f678df2021-12-02T01:15:54ZPrevalence of multiple sclerosis in Al Quseir city, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt1178-2021https://doaj.org/article/50211bc62a924086a839996c38f678df2016-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/prevalence-of-multiple-sclerosis-in-al-quseir-city-red-sea-governorate-peer-reviewed-article-NDThttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-2021Hamdy N El-Tallawy,1 Wafaa M A Farghaly,1 Reda Badry,1 Nabil A Metwally,2 Ghaydaa A Shehata,1 Tarek A Rageh,1 Mohamed Abd El Hamed,1 Mahmoud R Kandil1 1Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt; 2Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Al Azhar University Hospital, Assiut Branch, Assiut, Egypt 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. Keywords: prevalence, multiple sclerosis, Al Quseir, door-to-door survey El-Tallawy HNFarghaly WMBadry RMetwally NAShehata GARageh TAEl Hamed MAKandil MRDove Medical PressarticlePrevalencemultiple sclerosisAl Quseirdoor to door.Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571Neurology. Diseases of the nervous systemRC346-429ENNeuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Vol 2016, Iss Issue 1, Pp 155-158 (2016)
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topic	Prevalence multiple sclerosis Al Quseir door to door. Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429
spellingShingle	Prevalence multiple sclerosis Al Quseir door to door. Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429 El-Tallawy HN Farghaly WM Badry R Metwally NA Shehata GA Rageh TA El Hamed MA Kandil MR Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Al Quseir city, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
description	Hamdy N El-Tallawy,1 Wafaa M A Farghaly,1 Reda Badry,1 Nabil A Metwally,2 Ghaydaa A Shehata,1 Tarek A Rageh,1 Mohamed Abd El Hamed,1 Mahmoud R Kandil1 1Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt; 2Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Al Azhar University Hospital, Assiut Branch, Assiut, Egypt 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. Keywords: prevalence, multiple sclerosis, Al Quseir, door-to-door survey
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author	El-Tallawy HN Farghaly WM Badry R Metwally NA Shehata GA Rageh TA El Hamed MA Kandil MR
author_facet	El-Tallawy HN Farghaly WM Badry R Metwally NA Shehata GA Rageh TA El Hamed MA Kandil MR
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title	Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Al Quseir city, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
title_short	Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Al Quseir city, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
title_full	Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Al Quseir city, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
title_fullStr	Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Al Quseir city, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
title_full_unstemmed	Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Al Quseir city, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
title_sort	prevalence of multiple sclerosis in al quseir city, red sea governorate, egypt
publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2016
url	https://doaj.org/article/50211bc62a924086a839996c38f678df
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Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Al Quseir city, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt

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