Epidemiology of Monosymptomatic Optic Neuritis in Rijeka County, Croatia: Meteorological Aspects

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 13 Sep 2005 Croatia English Publisher:Croatian Anthropological SocietyJournal:Collegium antropologicum, volume 29 (issn: 0350-6134, eissn: 1848-9486,

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Authors: Štalekar, Hrvoje; Pokupec, Rajko; Brajac, Ines; Lončarek, Karmen; Cerovski, Branimir; Petriček, Igor;

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Epidemiology of Monosymptomatic Optic Neuritis in Rijeka County, Croatia: Meteorological Aspects

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In order to analyze the meteorological factors possibly influencing the monosymptomatic optic neuritis in Rijeka County, northwestern part of Croatia, retrospective analysis of all cases diagnosed in Rijeka County in period from 1977 to 2001, was done. Meteorological data on monthly and yearly temperature, humidity, insolation in Rijeka County were collected from Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service. In the observed period there were 173 cases of monosymptomatic optic neuritis, female/male ratio was 1.66, and overall incidence was 2.18/100,000 inhabitants. There was no correlation of incidence with average yearly and monthly temperature, humidity, insolation, or month of birth. This is the first study on meteorological factors and optic neuritis in Croatia.

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Croatia

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University of Rijeka
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University Hospital Centre Zagreb
Croatia

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Adult, Aged, 80 and over, Male, optic neuritis, Optic Neuritis, Adolescent, Meteorological Concepts, Croatia, Incidence, meteorological factors, Epidemiology; Monosymptomatic optic neuritis, Middle Aged, meteorological factors ; monosymptomatic optic neuritis, croatia, monosymptomatic optic neuritis, Humans, epidemiology, Female, Aged, Retrospective Studies

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