Differential diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in Latin America:

Multiple Sclerosis Journal – Experimental, Translational and Clinical

YD Fragoso²  A Carrá³  FG Elso⁴ 

[1] MS Section Fundacion Favaloro, Buenos Aires, Argentina;MS Unit, Department of Neurology, Universidade Metropolitana de Santos, SP, Brazil;MS Unit, Hospital Britanico Buenos Aires;MS Unit, Neurology Institute, Hospital de Clinicas Montevideo, Uruguay

关键词: Multiple sclerosis;    Latin America;    central nervous system;    epidemiology;    diagnoses;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2055217317714279

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Improvement of multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnoses leads to earlier and correct disease management. The differential diagnostic workup for MS comprises a large variety of medical conditions. There are general guidelines and criteria for diagnosing MS worldwide, but awareness of regional differences needs to be kept in mind. Latin American patients who are screened for MS diagnoses may require an approach that is not exactly the same as that used for patients in North America, western Europe or Asia. In the present review, the conditions that are important for the differential diagnoses of MS in Latin America are reviewed. They include infections, metabolic diseases, nutritional deficits and other autoimmune conditions that physicians in charge of these patients need to be familiar with.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC