Epidemiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients in a centre in Buenos Aires
| Autor: | Mariela Bettini, Gisella M. Gargiulo-Monachelli, Gabriel Rodríguez, Raul C. Rey, Liliana Martinez Peralta, Roberto E.P. Sica |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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| Zdroj: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Vol 69, Iss 6, Pp 867-870 (2011) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1678-4227 0004-282X |
| DOI: | 10.1590/S0004-282X2011000700003 |
| Popis: | Sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (sALS) is considered a multifactorial disease with genetic and environmental factors causing motor neuron degeneration. OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiological and occupational characteristics of patients with sALS who attended the Ramos Mejía Hospital at Buenos Aires, Argentina. METHOD: We analyzed the medical records of sALS patients diagnosed between 2001 and 2008. All occupations were coded according to the International Standard Classification of Occupation (ISCO). RESULTS: 187 patients were assessed, 38.5% were women and 61.5% men. Mean age at diagnosis was 55 years. 16% of them came from rural areas; 68% of the studied population had no health insurance. 40% were employed in elementary occupations, 19 were technicians and 8 handicraftsmen. CONCLUSION: The most represented profession was elementary occupation. A large proportion of patients came from rural areas, which might suggest an increased risk of environmental exposure to an unknown agent in those regions. |
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