Patten Scott B, Svenson Lawrence W, Metz Luanne M
Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada.
Neurology. 2005 Oct 11;65(7):1123-5. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000178998.95293.29.
Administrative data from a Canadian province were accessed to assess the association of psychotic disorders with multiple sclerosis (MS). Physician-assigned ICD-9-CM codes were used to classify MS and psychotic disorder status. A significant association was observed. Additional research is needed to determine the clinical importance and treatment needs of this population.
获取了加拿大一个省份的行政数据,以评估精神障碍与多发性硬化症(MS)之间的关联。使用医生指定的国际疾病分类第九版临床修订本(ICD-9-CM)编码对MS和精神障碍状态进行分类。观察到显著关联。需要进一步研究以确定该人群的临床重要性和治疗需求。