177142

Demographic and clinical profile of multiple sclerosis in Qena governorate, Egypt

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Neuropsychiatric diseases.

Abstract

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) MS is a demyelinating and neurodegenerative inflammatory disorder of the brain and the spinal cord that is one of the most frequent neurological disorders at a young age. Several MS centers have established MS registries to estimate the prevalence of the disease in the general community and to investigate the clinical characteristics of MS patients. Objectives: Determining the demographic and clinical patients with MS referred to Qena University Hospital. Patients and methods: In a descriptive cross-sectional study on thirty patients clinically diagnosed to have MS according to 2017 McDonald criteria were included. They were diagnosed in the neuropsychiatry department from November 2018 to April 2020. Results: There were 17 (56.6%) females, 13 (43.3%) males, the mean age was 31.65 (± 8.08 SD), the mean duration of illness was 58.98 (± 44.78 SD). Conclusion: This is the first MS register from the governorate of Qena. The clinical features of MS in Qena are comparable to those seen in other Arab and Western countries. Females are more likely to develop MS than males, and visual symptoms were the most frequent manifestations. Our results also illustrate the importance of developing registries in Egypt so that the clinical path of the disease can be studied prospectively.

DOI

10.21608/svuijm.2021.78226.1181

Keywords

Multiple sclerosis, Demographics, Qena Governorate

Authors

First Name

Reham B.

Last Name

Mohamed

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Affiliation

Neuropsychiatry Department, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.

Email

dr.rehambakry@med.svu.edu.eg

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First Name

Tarek A.

Last Name

Rageh

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Affiliation

Neuropsychiatry Department , Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

Email

tarek-rageh@hotmail.com

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First Name

Mohamed A.

Last Name

Abbas

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Affiliation

Neuropsychiatry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Luxor University, Luxor, Egypt.

Email

m_abbass2003@yahoo.com

City

Luxor

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First Name

Tarek

Last Name

Desoky

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Affiliation

Neuropsychiatry Department, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.

Email

tarekdesoky@rocketmail.com

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First Name

Mye A.

Last Name

Bsheer

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Affiliation

Clinical Neurophysiology Unit-Special Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

mye.basheer@kasralainy.edu.eg

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Volume

7

Article Issue

1

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43681

Issue Date

2024-01-01

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2021-05-31

Publish Date

2024-01-01

Page Start

564

Page End

571

Print ISSN

2735-427X

Online ISSN

2636-3402

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SVU-International Journal of Medical Sciences

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https://svuijm.journals.ekb.eg/

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Demographic and clinical profile of multiple sclerosis in Qena governorate, Egypt

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27 Dec 2024