Epidemiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients in a centre in Buenos Aires
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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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Epidemiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients in a centre in Buenos AiresALSsALSrisk factorepidemiologyoccupationSporadic 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.Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO2011-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2011000700003Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria v.69 n.6 2011reponame:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online)instname:Academia Brasileira de Neurologiainstacron:ABNEURO10.1590/S0004-282X2011000700003info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBettini,MarielaGargiulo-Monachelli,Gisella M.Rodríguez,GabrielRey,Raul C.Peralta,Liliana MartinezSica,Roberto E.P.eng2012-01-27T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0004-282X2011000700003Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/anphttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||revista.arquivos@abneuro.org1678-42270004-282Xopendoar:2012-01-27T00:00Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online) - Academia Brasileira de Neurologiafalse |
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Epidemiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients in a centre in Buenos Aires |
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Epidemiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients in a centre in Buenos Aires |
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Epidemiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients in a centre in Buenos Aires Bettini,Mariela ALS sALS risk factor epidemiology occupation |
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Epidemiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients in a centre in Buenos Aires |
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Epidemiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients in a centre in Buenos Aires |
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Epidemiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients in a centre in Buenos Aires |
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Epidemiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients in a centre in Buenos Aires |
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Epidemiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients in a centre in Buenos Aires |
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Bettini,Mariela |
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Bettini,Mariela Gargiulo-Monachelli,Gisella M. Rodríguez,Gabriel Rey,Raul C. Peralta,Liliana Martinez Sica,Roberto E.P. |
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Gargiulo-Monachelli,Gisella M. Rodríguez,Gabriel Rey,Raul C. Peralta,Liliana Martinez Sica,Roberto E.P. |
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Bettini,Mariela Gargiulo-Monachelli,Gisella M. Rodríguez,Gabriel Rey,Raul C. Peralta,Liliana Martinez Sica,Roberto E.P. |
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ALS sALS risk factor epidemiology occupation |
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ALS sALS risk factor epidemiology occupation |
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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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