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Frequency of MS in the province of Modena, 1970–1990
Author(s) -
Cavalletti S.,
Merelli E.,
Cavazzuti M.,
Guidetti D.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1994.tb02744.x
Subject(s) - epidemiology , multiple sclerosis , incidence (geometry) , demography , medicine , prevalence , geography , environmental health , physics , psychiatry , sociology , optics
Before 1975 the multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence rate in Italy ranged from 4 to 21 cases per 1 inhabitants. In more recent studies the MS prevalence rate exceeded 30 cases per 1. We decided to perform an epidemiological survey in the province of Modena, Northern Italy, in order to clarify whether Italy should be considered as an area at high risk for MS like the countries of continental Europe. The mean annual incidence for the disease for the period 1970–1990 was 1.49 per 1, and the prevalence rate was 38.91 per 1 on December 31, 1990. These results indicate Modena is a high risk MS area.