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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Clinical characteristics of multiple sclerosis in Kuwait: Data from the new MS registry of Amiri hospital
International Journal of Neuroscience, Volume 122, No. 2, Year 2012
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Description
Objectives: To study clinical characteristics of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients in Kuwait and to collect data on annual relapse rates and disability measures. Method: An MS Registry was created in Amiri Hospital. Demographic, clinical characteristics, and disability measures using Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score at last visit were collected. Results: Data from 218 patients formed the basis of the study cohort. Female to male ratio was 1.95. Mean age of onset of MS was 26.8 years. Seventy-eight percent had a relapsingremitting course, 9.2% had secondary progressive course, and 2.8% had primary progressive course. The clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) group constituted 10.1%. The mean disease duration was 8 ± 7.2 years. Forty-five percent of patients had ≤5 years of disease duration, followed by 24.3% and 25.2% in the 510 and 1020 years durations. Only 5.5% had MS for >20 years; 77.1% of patients had <1 relapse per year, while 22% had 12 relapses per year; 67.89% of patients had EDSS score <4, whereas 17.89% were found to have EDSS of ≥6. Summary: MS in Kuwait predominantly affects female. The mean age of onset and frequency of MS types are comparable to worldwide figures. The annual relapse rates and the EDSS scores were relatively low in our cohort. © 2012 Informa Healthcare USA, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Alroughani, Raed A.
Kuwait, Safat
Al-amiri Hospital
Ashkanani, Abdulaziz
Kuwait, Safat
Al-amiri Hospital
Lamdhade, Shekhar J.
Kuwait, Safat
Al-amiri Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 15
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3109/00207454.2011.630543
ISSN:
00207454
e-ISSN:
15635279
Research Areas
Disability
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cohort Study
Participants Gender
Male
Female