Motor neuron diseases in the University Hospital of Fortaleza (Northeastern Brazil): a clinico-demographic analysis of 87 cases
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
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58(4): 986-9, Dec. 2000.
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RESUMO
In this retrospective (1980-1998) study, we have analyzed clinico-demographically, from the records of the University Hospital of Fortaleza (Brazil), a group of 87 patients showing signs and symptoms of motor neuron diseases (MNDs). Their diagnosis was determined clinically and laboratorially. The WFN criteria were used for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) diagnosis. The clinico-demographic analysis of the 87 cases of MNDs showed that 4 were diagnosed as spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), 5 cases as ALS subsets 2 as progressive bulbar paralysis (PBP), 2 as progressive muscular atrophy (PMA) and 1 as monomelic amyotrophy (MA), and 78 cases of ALS. The latter comprised 51 males and 27 females, with a mean age of 42.02 years. They were sub-divided into 4 groups according to age from 15 to 29 years (n= 17), 30 to 39 years (n= 18), 40 to 69 years (n= 39) and 70 to 78 years (n= 4). From the 78 ALS patients, 76 were of the classic sporadic form whilst only 2 were of the familial form. The analysis of the 87 patients with MNDs from the University Hospital of Fortaleza showed a predominance of ALS patients, with a high number of cases of juvenile and early onset adult sporadic ALS
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Sujet Principal:
Maladies du motoneurone
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Hôpitaux universitaires
Type d'étude:
Etude diagnostique
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Etude d'étiologie
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Étude observationnelle
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Facteurs de risque
Limites du sujet:
Adolescent
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Adulte
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Femelle
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Humains
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Mâle
Pays comme sujet:
Amérique du Sud
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Brésil
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
Thème du journal:
Neurologie
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Psychiatrie
Année:
2000
Type:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Brésil
Institution/Pays d'affiliation:
Federal University of Ceará/BR
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