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Rev Mex Neuroci 2016; 17 (1)

Prevalence of neurological diseases in a primary care center in the Suscal Canton of Ecuador

Moreno-Zambrano D, Peñaherrera-Oviedo C, Santibáñez-Vásquez R

Language: Spanish
References: 14
Page: 44-49
PDF size: 120.03 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Introduction: Suscal is the youngest canton of Ecuador, where 76.73% of the population identify themselves as indigenous Kichwa-Kañari. There are no neuroepidemiological data available on this population.
Objective: To determine the prevalence of the medical attentions for the most relevant neurological conditions in Suscal between September 2014 and August 2015.
Methods: Cross-sectional analysis of 12 months of files generated by the program of automated daily record consultations and outpatient care (ADCOC) according to neurological diagnoses of the international classification of diseases (ICD-10) from all the attentions: cerebrovascular disease, Parkinson disease and other parkinsonism, epilepsy, neurocysticercosis, dementia and headaches. Data was obtained from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and then the prevalence was calculated.
Results: 13,276 consultations were held in the local primary care center during the period. 64.7% were women. 65.8% identified themselves as Kichwa-Kañari. As for neurological diagnoses, we found: 15 cerebrovascular disease cases, 105 seizure syndromes, 10 Parkinson disease cases, 7 neurocysticersosis, 5 dementias and 136 headaches.
Conclusions: A low prevalence of neurological diseases in Suscal was observed. This is the first global report of neurological diseases in a Kichwa- Kañari population, and hence, a door is now open for biomedical research in these populations, extending to all the different Ecuadorian indigenous cultures.


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