NMO-DBr: the Brazilian Neuromyelitis Optica Database System

OBJECTIVE: To present the Brazilian Neuromyelitis Optica Database System (NMO-DBr), a database system which collects, stores, retrieves, and analyzes information from patients with NMO and NMO-related disorders. METHOD: NMO-DBr uses Flux, a LIMS (Laboratory Information Management Systems) for data management. We used information from medical records of patients with NMO spectrum disorders, and NMO variants, the latter defined by the presence of neurological symptoms associated with typical lesions on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or aquaporin-4 antibody seropositivity. RESULTS: NMO-DBr contains data related to patient's identification, symptoms, associated conditions, index events, recurrences, family history, visual and spinal cord evaluation, disability, cerebrospinal fluid and blood tests, MRI, optic coherence tomography, diagnosis and treatment. It guarantees confidentiality, performs cross-checking and statistical analysis. CONCLUSION: NMO-DBr is a tool which guides professionals to take the history, record and analyze information making medical practice more consistent and improving research in the area.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Lana-Peixoto,Marco A., Talim,Lívia Edwiges, Faria-Campos,Alessandra C., Campos,Sérgio V.A., Rocha,Cristiane F., Hanke,Lucas A., Talim,Natália, Batista,Paulo Henrique, Araujo,Carolina R., Kleinpaul,Rodrigo
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 2011
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2011000500021
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