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9 Impact of environmental factors in exacerbation of patients with MS in Kosovo

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2014

K. Zeqiraj,
S. Vranica,
N. Shatri and
E. Isaku
K. Zeqiraj
Affiliation:
Clinic of Neurology, Clinical University Center, Kompleksi i spitaleve p.n, 10000 Pristina, Kosovo, E-mail: kamber_z@hotmail.com
S. Vranica
Affiliation:
Clinic of Neurology, Clinical University Center, Kompleksi i spitaleve p.n, 10000 Pristina, Kosovo, E-mail: kamber_z@hotmail.com
N. Shatri
Affiliation:
Clinic of Neurology, Clinical University Center, Kompleksi i spitaleve p.n, 10000 Pristina, Kosovo, E-mail: kamber_z@hotmail.com
E. Isaku
Affiliation:
Clinic of Neurology, Clinical University Center, Kompleksi i spitaleve p.n, 10000 Pristina, Kosovo, E-mail: kamber_z@hotmail.com
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Abstract

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Introduction/Objectives:

In the literature are lot of study where is mentioned the exacerbation of Multiple Sclerosis according to the group-ages, residence, seasons and the role of these factors in exacerbation. In this study the objective is to research the influence of those factors and to compare the results from the research with information from the literature.

Participants, Materials/Methods:

We used the descriptive methods of retrospective research. The sources of information were patients admitted in the Neurological Clinic of Medical Faculty in Pristine University during the period of time 1992–2001. In the research are included 92 patients, 63 women and 29 men. It has been assigned correlation coefficient, Student's t-test. Verification of test is done with grade of credibility for P < 0.05 for grade of mistake of 95% and for grade of credibility for P > 0.01 and grade of mistake of 99.7%.

Results:

From the cases included in the study in 35% the occurrence of the disease is between ages 20–29, incidence of MS in 33% of the cases is shown between age of 30–39 with mean age of 31 year old. As about correlation of cronobiological exacerbation in the relapse remitting forms of MS summer if the period of the year the exacerbations are most frequent (55.4% of the patients). And winter is most calm season with 8.7% of exacerbation in our study.

Conclusions:

The factors that are in direct relations with exacerbation of MS in our study are: season, residence and age.