Frequency of multiple sclerosis in Valle d'Aosta, 1971-1985.

Abstract:

:According to studies done before 1980, the multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence rate in Italy ranged from 7.2 to 27.1 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. More recent work has consistently put the MS prevalence rate to over 30 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. If these recent data are confirmed in the future, Italy can no longer be regarded as a country at low risk for MS, but must be included among the medium-high risk countries of continental Europe. We report the results of a prevalence and incidence survey conducted in Valle d'Aosta, a region whose special features make it an excellent epidemiological model. The mean annual incidence was 2.1 and on December 31, 1985, the prevalence was 39 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. These results confirm that the incidence and prevalence rate of MS in Valle d'Aosta is close to that of areas at high-risk for MS.

journal_name

Neuroepidemiology

journal_title

Neuroepidemiology

authors

Sironi L,Mamoli A,D'Alessandro G,Camerlingo M,Bottacchi E

doi

10.1159/000110249

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1991-01-01 00:00:00

pages

66-9

issue

2

eissn

0251-5350

issn

1423-0208

journal_volume

10

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