Clinical features of multiple sclerosis in the south of Brazil: a partial analysis

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Alessandro Finkelsztejn¹  Rafael Do Amaral Cristovam¹  Gisele Silva De Moraes¹  Mariah Graziani De Souza Mello Lopes¹  Aline Vitali Da Silva¹  Marcio Severo Garcia¹  Caroline Miotto Menegat Cola¹  Carlos Eduardo Bastiani¹  Lísia Barros Ferreira¹  Amanda Lucas Da Costa¹  Silvete Maria Brandão Schneider¹  Thirzá Baptista Frison¹ 

[1] ,Hospital de Clínicas de Porto AlegrePorto Alegre RS ,Brazil

关键词: multiple sclerosis;    epidemiology;    depressive symptoms;    sexual dysfunctions;    esclerose múltipla;    epidemiologia;    sintomas depressivos;    disfunção sexual;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2009000600021

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

There are no published studies on the characteristics of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients from the south of Brazil. OBJECTIVE: To identify the clinical features of a series of MS patients and to compare to other Brazilian series. METHOD: Retrospective study with 67 patients followed in The MS Reference Center - RS, Brazil during the year of 2008. We analyzed demographic and clinical data. RESULTS: Most were women (74.6%), the general average age was 43.5 years old, and the general average EDSS score was 4.1. Of those patients, 81.8% had relapsing-remitting MS. Sexual dysfunction prevalence was 31.1% in men and 68.9% in women (p<0.01). We found a positive correlation (Spearman=0.444, p<0.05) between EDSS and depressive symptoms. CONCLUSION: This study showed a very similar sample compared to other states of Brazil. Moreover, there was found a high prevalence of sexual dysfunction and a straight relation between EDSS and depressive symptoms.

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