[Epidemiology of multiple sclerosis in Asturias].
An epidemiological study of multiple sclerosis carried out in Gijón (Principado de Asturias). It had the methodological peculiarity of having been performed in a reduced population of 81,462 individuals selected from the primary health care centers from which they depended. This permitted a better case finding and both a prospective and retrospective investigation. In the prospective period, the incidence found was 0.49/100,000/year, while it was 1.59 in the retrospective period. The reasons for this difference are discussed. The prevalence was 23.32/100,000. We attribute the fact that this rate is higher than that previously reported for Spain to methodological and perhaps geographical reasons.
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Sección de Neurología, Hospital de Cabueñes, Gijón, Asturias.
Virgala
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Alonso
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Crespo
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Calatayud
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Arribas
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012306:Risk; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
Epidemiología de la esclerosis múltiple en Asturias.