Incidence of myasthenia gravis in the Emilia-Romagna region: a prospective multicenter study. Emilia-Romagna Study Group on Clinical and Epidemiological Problems in Neurology.
A prospective multicenter study on the incidence of myasthenia gravis (MG) based on 2,924,710 people was performed from 1993 to 1994. The crude annual incidence rate of new diagnoses was 14.7:1,000,000. This study emphasizes the importance of a prospective multicenter approach in evaluating the true frequency of the disease.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution