title: Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Al Quseir city, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt.
abstract: 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.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt.
authors.forename: Hamdy N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: El-Tallawy
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt.
authors.forename: Wafaa M A
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Farghaly
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt.
authors.forename: Reda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Badry
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Al Azhar University Hospital, Assiut Branch, Assiut, Egypt.
authors.forename: Nabil A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Metwally
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt.
authors.forename: Ghaydaa A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Shehata
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt.
authors.forename: Tarek A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Rageh
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt.
authors.forename: Mohamed Abd
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: El Hamed
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt.
authors.forename: Mahmoud R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Kandil
keywords: Al Quseir; door-to-door survey; multiple sclerosis; prevalence
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