Analysis of reports of brain magnetic resonance imaging exams of patients with multiple sclerosis of the Instituto de Neurologia de Goiânia
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2014-07
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Multiple sclerosis is the most common of the demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system and is
characterized by its nonspecific clinical aspects which makes the diagnosis difficult. The magnetic resonance is a highly
sensitive method for detection of typical lesions of multiple sclerosis, for this reason the aim of this study was to
evaluate retrospectively the reports of brain magnetic resonance exams of patients attended at the resonance service of
the Instituto de Neurologia de Goiânia, in order to determine the incidence of positive cases for multiple sclerosis, and
trace the epidemiological and socioeconomic profile of these patients. From the data analyzed, it was found that the
incidence of diagnosis of multiple sclerosis was quite relevant in our sample, because not long ago the disease was
considered rare in Brazil. There was a predominance in females and caucasians and the mean age observed among the
patients of the study was 35.2 years. The socioeconomic conditions of patients analyzed in general are good. It is hoped
that this study could contribute to a better understanding of the epidemiological characteristics of brazilian patients with
multiple sclerosis, and also mobilize entities able to offer free magnetic resonance exams for the entire population.
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Magnetic resonance, Epidemiological and social data, Multiple sclerosis, Ressonância magnética, Esclerose múltipla, Dados sociais e epidemiológicos
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CARNEIRO, Cristiene Costa; SANTOS-JÚNIOR, Rubens Carneiro dos; LEE, Chen Chen. Analysis of reports of brain magnetic resonance imaging exams of patients with multiple sclerosis of the Instituto de Neurologia de Goiânia. Revista da Universidade Vale do Rio Verde, Betim, v. 12, n. 1, p. 136-143, jan./jun. 2014.