Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

ABSTRACT Multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence, in some cities in Brazil, was estimated and was found to range from 0.75 to 30.7/100,000. The reasons for such a large variation in rates of prevalence are not clear, but environment and genetics help to explain this phenomenon. Methods: A cross-sectiona...

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Main Authors: Taysa Alexandrino Gonsalves Jubé Ribeiro, Aline Leite Duarte, Delson José da Silva, Fernando Elias Borges, Vanessa Maia da Costa, Regina Maria Papais-Alvarenga, Denise Sisterolli Diniz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2019000500352&lng=en&tlng=en