<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
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<journal-id>2077-2874</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[EDUMECENTRO]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[EDUMECENTRO]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2077-2874</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2077-28742022000100022</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Esclerosis múltiple remitente-recurrente en el contexto de la salud pública de Villa Clara]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis in the context of public health in Villa Clara]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vázquez-Gómez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lázaro Aurelio]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hidalgo Mesa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Broche-Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yunier]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara Hospital Provincial Clínico Quirúrgico Universitario &#8220;Arnaldo Milián Castro&#8221; ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Villa Clara ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara Hospital Militar Clínico-Quirúrgico Universitario &#8220;Manuel Fajardo&#8221; ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Villa Clara ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Central &#8220;Marta Abreu&#8221; de las Villas  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Villa Clara ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>14</volume>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2077-28742022000100022&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2077-28742022000100022&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2077-28742022000100022&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Fundamento:  no se dispone de una información científica con representatividad nacional sobre la esclerosis múltiple, aspecto importante no solo para el control epidemiológico, sino también para la superación actualizada en términos de educación médica y en relación con proyectos gerenciales, por el alto costo que genera el tratamiento de la enfermedad.  Objetivo:  caracterizar desde el punto de vista epidemiológico, clínico e imagenológico los pacientes con diagnóstico de esclerosis múltiple remitente-recurrente en Villa Clara durante el periodo enero 2014 a diciembre 2020.  Métodos: se realizó un estudio descriptivo, transversal, con enfoque cuantitativo en pacientes atendidos en la consulta multidisciplinaria de esclerosis múltiple del Hospital Universitario Clínico-Quirúrgico &#8220;Arnaldo Milián Castro&#8221; de Villa Clara. Se utilizaron métodos teóricos, empíricos y matemático-estadísticos.  Resultados:  se apreció que 57 pacientes fueron mujeres y 66 caucásicos. La edad de debut de la enfermedad para ambos grupos es 39,71 ± 9,86 años. Los años de evolución de la enfermedad muestran una media con desviación estándar de 9,77 ± 5,36 años. Las manifestaciones clínicas iniciales fueron: motor, sensitivo y neuritis óptica. En cuanto al número de lesiones detectadas por neuroimágenes fue de 11.58 ± 1.59. Presentaron presencia de bandas oligoclonales y síntesis de IgG para un 57.7 % y 83.3 % en toda la muestra de estudio respectivamente.  Conclusiones:  se caracterizó multidisciplinariamente a los pacientes lo que posiciona los resultados como novedosos en el entorno nacional e internacional; se aportan datos relevantes en aras de incrementar los conocimientos e información actualizada acerca de la enfermedad referida en Villa Clara.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Background:  there is no nationally representative scientific information on multiple sclerosis, an important aspect not only for epidemiological control, but also updating improvement in terms of medical education and in relation to management projects, due to the high cost the treatment of the disease generates.  Objective:  to characterize from the epidemiological, clinical and imaging point of view the patients diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis in Villa Clara from January 2014 to December 2020.  Methods:  a descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach was carried out in patients treated at the multidisciplinary consultation for multiple sclerosis of the "Arnaldo Milián Castro" Clinical-Surgical University Hospital in Villa Clara. Theoretical, empirical and mathematical-statistical methods were used.  Results:  it was observed that 57 patients were women and 66 Caucasian. The age of onset of the disease for both groups is 39.71 ± 9.86 years. The years of evolution of the disease show a mean standard deviation of 9.77 ± 5.36 years. The initial clinical manifestations were: motor, sensory and optic neuritis. Regarding the number of lesions detected by neuroimaging, it was 11.58 ± 1.59. They presented the presence of oligoclonal bands and IgG synthesis for 57.7% and 83.3% in the entire study sample, respectively.  Conclusions:  the patients were characterized in a multidisciplinary way, which positions the results as novel in the national and international environment; relevant data is provided in order to increase knowledge and updated information about the disease referred to in Villa Clara.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[calidad de vida, estrategias, promoción de salud, esclerosis múltiple, esclerosis múltiple remitente-recurrente]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[educación médica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[quality of life, strategies, health promotion, multiple sclerosis, recurrent-remitting multiple sclerosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[education, medical]]></kwd>
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