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. 1988;90(2):112-6.
doi: 10.1016/s0303-8467(88)80028-3.

A prevalence study of multiple sclerosis in L'Aquila, central Italy

E Salerni  1 , C D'Aurizio, F D'Andrea, M Prencipe
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A prevalence study of multiple sclerosis in L'Aquila, central Italy

E Salerni et al. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 1988.

Abstract

We report the results of an epidemiologic study in the Municipality of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Central Italy, undertaken to estimate the prevalence rate of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). On December 31, 1984, the prevalence was 33.2 per 100,000 (34.2 when age and sex is standardized to the Italian population). In agreement with recent intensive surveys from different regions in the North and South of Italy, our data indicate that the prevalence of MS in Italy is higher than 30 per 100,000, and emphasize the importance of small population studies in the epidemiology of MS. Our findings suggest that in Italy the risk for MS is higher than recorded before.

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