Turk J Med Sci. 2019 Feb 11;49(1):288-294. doi: 10.3906/sag-1808-112.
BACKGROUND/AIM: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a common neurological disorder that can be a leading cause of nontraumatic disability in several countries. Recent reports have indicated a moderate to high risk of MS in European countries. In this study, we examined the prevalence of MS in a well-defined urban population of provincial center in Sivas Province in Turkey.
This study sampled all registered residents of urban areas of provincial center in Sivas Province in April 2017 and 2018 January. All the included patients met the McDonald 2010 criteria. Medical records were reviewed, including all available previously acquired magnetic resonance imaging data. All patients were subsequently subjected to neurologic examination to confirm the MS diagnosis.
We identified 21 possible MS patients, with MS diagnosis confirmed in 19. The prevalence of MS was 288 per 100,000 inhabitants.
For future studies, these high ratio results can be used in regional and national comparisons to determine cofactors contributing to the high prevalence of MS in our region and can help health-decision makers to better plan healthcare policies to improve neurological services and awareness about multifaceted clinical presentations of MS.
背景/目的：多发性硬化症（MS）是一种常见的神经系统疾病，在多个国家可能是导致非创伤性残疾的主要原因。最近的报告表明，欧洲国家的 MS 风险中等偏高。在这项研究中，我们检查了土耳其锡瓦斯省省会的一个明确界定的城市人群中 MS 的流行情况。
本研究于 2017 年 4 月和 2018 年 1 月抽取了锡瓦斯省省会所有登记的城市地区居民。所有纳入的患者均符合麦克唐纳 2010 标准。对病历进行了回顾，包括所有之前获得的磁共振成像数据。所有患者随后均接受神经科检查以确认 MS 诊断。
我们发现了 21 名可能患有 MS 的患者，其中 19 名确诊为 MS。MS 的患病率为每 10 万人中有 288 人。
对于未来的研究，这些高比例的结果可用于区域和国家比较，以确定导致我们地区 MS 高流行率的相关因素，并帮助卫生决策者更好地规划医疗保健政策，以改善神经科服务和对 MS 多方面临床表现的认识。
