巴基斯坦的神经障碍和残疾:一个横截面的多中心研究
Mohammad Wasay1, Safia Awan1, Naila Shahbaz2
1Section of neurology, Department of Medicine, Aga Khan university, Karachi, Pakistan.
Journal of the neurological sciences
|August 10, 2023
概括
像血管疾病,头痛和等神经系统疾病在巴基斯坦很常见. 很大一部分患者会经历某种程度的神经障碍.
科学领域:
- 神经学 神经学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 神经系统疾病 (NDs) 在全球范围内对健康构成重大负担.
- 了解ND和相关残疾的患病率对于医疗保健规划至关重要,特别是在像巴基斯坦这样的不同环境中.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定各种神经系统疾病 (NDs) 的频率.
- 评估巴基斯坦神经病诊所患者的相关残疾.
- 为了比较农村和城市环境中的流行率.
主要方法:
- 在巴基斯坦的39个神经中心进行了观察性研究 (2017年8月 - 2019年12月).
- 从农村和城市地区的公共和私营部门的28845名成年患者收集了数据.
- 记录了人口统计数据,医学并发症,神经学诊断和残疾水平.
主要成果:
- 血管疾病 (20%) 是最常见的ND,其次是头痛 (18.6%) 和 (12.5%).
- 高血压 (26.4%) 和糖尿病 (11.8%) 是最常见的并发症.
- 53.7%的患者没有神经障碍,36.2%的患者有轻微的残疾,10%的患者有中度到严重的残疾.
结论:
- 血管疾病,头痛障碍和是巴基斯坦诊所出现的主要神经疾病.
- 很大一部分患者 (10%) 呈现中度至重度的神经障碍.
- 患病率因年龄和性别而异,某些疾病在女性或特定年龄组中更为常见.
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