Epidemiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients in a centre in Buenos Aires
AUTOR(ES)
Bettini, Mariela, Gargiulo-Monachelli, Gisella M., Rodríguez, Gabriel, Rey, Raul C., Peralta, Liliana Martinez, Sica, Roberto E.P.
FONTE
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2011-12
RESUMO
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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