NMO-DBr: the Brazilian Neuromyelitis Optica Database System

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Marco A. Lana-peixoto¹  Lívia Edwiges Talim¹  Alessandra C. Faria-campos²  Sérgio V.a. Campos²  Cristiane F. Rocha¹  Lucas A. Hanke²  Natália Talim¹  Paulo Henrique Batista²  Carolina R. Araujo¹  Rodrigo Kleinpaul¹ 

[1] ,Federal University of Minas Gerais Department of Computer Engineering Belo Horizonte MG ,Brazil

关键词: NMO-DBr;    Brazilian Neuromyelitis Optica Database System;    neuromyelitis optica;    NMO variants;    database;    NMO-DBr;    Brazilian Neuromyelitis Optica Database System;    neuromielite óptica;    variante de NMO;    banco de dados;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2011000500021

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: To present the Brazilian Neuromyelitis Optica Database System (NMO-DBr), a database system which collects, stores, retrieves, and analyzes information from patients with NMO and NMO-related disorders. METHOD: NMO-DBr uses Flux, a LIMS (Laboratory Information Management Systems) for data management. We used information from medical records of patients with NMO spectrum disorders, and NMO variants, the latter defined by the presence of neurological symptoms associated with typical lesions on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or aquaporin-4 antibody seropositivity. RESULTS: NMO-DBr contains data related to patient's identification, symptoms, associated conditions, index events, recurrences, family history, visual and spinal cord evaluation, disability, cerebrospinal fluid and blood tests, MRI, optic coherence tomography, diagnosis and treatment. It guarantees confidentiality, performs cross-checking and statistical analysis. CONCLUSION: NMO-DBr is a tool which guides professionals to take the history, record and analyze information making medical practice more consistent and improving research in the area.

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