Multiple sclerosis epidemiology in Asia and Oceania; A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Forouhari, G Taheri, M Salari, M Moosazadeh… - Multiple Sclerosis and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating CNS disease and the
most common neurological immune-mediated disorder. Due to its progressive format, it …

Autoreactive lymphocytes in multiple sclerosis: Pathogenesis and treatment target

R Liu, S Du, L Zhao, S Jain, K Sahay… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system
(CNS) characterized by destruction of the myelin sheath structure. The loss of myelin leads …

Alterations of the fecal microbiota in Chinese patients with multiple sclerosis

Z Ling, Y Cheng, X Yan, L Shao, X Liu, D Zhou… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Mounting evidence indicates that alterations in the intestinal microbiota may be associated
with neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis (MS). MS is a putative autoimmune …

Prevalence and incidence of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder and multiple sclerosis in Korea

JE Kim, SH Park, K Han, HJ Kim… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The epidemiology of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder and multiple
sclerosis varies depending on the region and ethnicity. Objective: To estimate the …

A nationwide epidemiological study on the prevalence of multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder with important multi-ethnic differences in …

S Viswanathan, LM Wah - Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: This study looked at observed crude prevalence/incidence of multiple sclerosis
(MS) and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) in Malaysia and identified any …

Current perspectives on the diagnosis and management of acute transverse myelitis

N Tisavipat, EP Flanagan - Expert review of neurotherapeutics, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Acute transverse myelitis (ATM) is a term that encompasses a wide range of
etiologies from immune-mediated to infectious. Management and prognosis differ for each …

Differential diagnosis of suspected multiple sclerosis: global health considerations

J Correale, AJ Solomon, JA Cohen, BL Banwell… - The Lancet …, 2024 - thelancet.com
The differential diagnosis of multiple sclerosis can present specific challenges in patients
from Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, eastern Europe, southeast Asia, and the Western …

Altered plasma metabolic profiles in Chinese patients with multiple sclerosis

F Yang, S Wu, Z Ling, S Chao, L Zhang, X Yan… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that leads to the demyelination of nerve
axons. An increasing number of studies suggest that patients with MS exhibit altered …

Prevalence of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder in the United States

FBS Briggs, J Shaia - Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Neuromyelitis optic spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a rare demyelinating,
autoimmune disease and the burden in United States is not well characterized. Objective …

Economic costs incurred by the patients with multiple sclerosis at different levels of the disease: a cross-sectional study in Northwest Iran

A Imani, F Gharibi, A Khezri, N Joudyian, K Dalal - BMC neurology, 2020 - Springer
Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) causes significant economic burden to the patients,
families, health systems and society. This study aimed to estimate the annual economic …