Clinical characteristics of multiple sclerosis in Vasterbotten County in northern Sweden
Background: Most clinical data for multiple sclerosis are hospital based—that is, derived from patients referred to clinics specialising in the disease. Objectives: To present data derived from two population based multiple sclerosis populations, an incidence cohort and a prevalence population, from...
Published in: | Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Text |
Language: | English |
Published: |
British Medical Journal Publishing Group
2004
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://jnnp.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/75/5/711 https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2003.012856 |
id |
fthighwire:oai:open-archive.highwire.org:jnnp:75/5/711 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
fthighwire:oai:open-archive.highwire.org:jnnp:75/5/711 2023-05-15T17:44:20+02:00 Clinical characteristics of multiple sclerosis in Vasterbotten County in northern Sweden Sundström, P Svenningsson, A Nyström, L Forsgren, L 2004-05-01 00:00:00.0 text/html http://jnnp.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/75/5/711 https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2003.012856 en eng British Medical Journal Publishing Group http://jnnp.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/75/5/711 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2003.012856 Copyright (C) 2004, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd Papers TEXT 2004 fthighwire https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2003.012856 2012-06-19T01:43:47Z Background: Most clinical data for multiple sclerosis are hospital based—that is, derived from patients referred to clinics specialising in the disease. Objectives: To present data derived from two population based multiple sclerosis populations, an incidence cohort and a prevalence population, from Västerbotten County, northern Sweden. Methods: The two populations were identified from multiple sources, and case ascertainment was assured through a personal clinical review, including interviews and examination of the patients. Results: Characteristics at onset for the different clinical subtypes of multiple sclerosis are presented, including the clinical spectrum of the first attack, the anatomical correlation between the first and second attacks, sex distribution, and disability distribution. Conclusions: Based on the comparison of present and earlier natural history data, multiple sclerosis appears to be a slightly more benign disease than previously recognised. Text Northern Sweden HighWire Press (Stanford University) Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 75 5 711 716 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
HighWire Press (Stanford University) |
op_collection_id |
fthighwire |
language |
English |
topic |
Papers |
spellingShingle |
Papers Sundström, P Svenningsson, A Nyström, L Forsgren, L Clinical characteristics of multiple sclerosis in Vasterbotten County in northern Sweden |
topic_facet |
Papers |
description |
Background: Most clinical data for multiple sclerosis are hospital based—that is, derived from patients referred to clinics specialising in the disease. Objectives: To present data derived from two population based multiple sclerosis populations, an incidence cohort and a prevalence population, from Västerbotten County, northern Sweden. Methods: The two populations were identified from multiple sources, and case ascertainment was assured through a personal clinical review, including interviews and examination of the patients. Results: Characteristics at onset for the different clinical subtypes of multiple sclerosis are presented, including the clinical spectrum of the first attack, the anatomical correlation between the first and second attacks, sex distribution, and disability distribution. Conclusions: Based on the comparison of present and earlier natural history data, multiple sclerosis appears to be a slightly more benign disease than previously recognised. |
format |
Text |
author |
Sundström, P Svenningsson, A Nyström, L Forsgren, L |
author_facet |
Sundström, P Svenningsson, A Nyström, L Forsgren, L |
author_sort |
Sundström, P |
title |
Clinical characteristics of multiple sclerosis in Vasterbotten County in northern Sweden |
title_short |
Clinical characteristics of multiple sclerosis in Vasterbotten County in northern Sweden |
title_full |
Clinical characteristics of multiple sclerosis in Vasterbotten County in northern Sweden |
title_fullStr |
Clinical characteristics of multiple sclerosis in Vasterbotten County in northern Sweden |
title_full_unstemmed |
Clinical characteristics of multiple sclerosis in Vasterbotten County in northern Sweden |
title_sort |
clinical characteristics of multiple sclerosis in vasterbotten county in northern sweden |
publisher |
British Medical Journal Publishing Group |
publishDate |
2004 |
url |
http://jnnp.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/75/5/711 https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2003.012856 |
genre |
Northern Sweden |
genre_facet |
Northern Sweden |
op_relation |
http://jnnp.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/75/5/711 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2003.012856 |
op_rights |
Copyright (C) 2004, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2003.012856 |
container_title |
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry |
container_volume |
75 |
container_issue |
5 |
container_start_page |
711 |
op_container_end_page |
716 |
_version_ |
1766146539371102208 |