Apparent changes in the epidemiology and severity of multiple sclerosis

N Koch-Henriksen, M Magyari - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2021 - nature.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immunological disease that causes acute inflammatory lesions
and chronic inflammation in the CNS, leading to tissue damage and disability. As awareness …

Epidemiology of multiple sclerosis

J Howard, S Trevick, DS Younger - Neurologic clinics, 2016 - neurologic.theclinics.com
The Americas In 2007, Poser and Brinar 1 noted that published prevalence rates of multiple
sclerosis (MS) could be misleading with the reliance on clinical information and brain MRI …

The changing demographic pattern of multiple sclerosis epidemiology

N Koch-Henriksen, PS Sørensen - The Lancet Neurology, 2010 - thelancet.com
The uneven distribution of multiple sclerosis (MS) across populations can be attributed to
differences in genes and the environment and their interaction. Prevalence and incidence …

Epidemiology of multiple sclerosis in Iran: a systematic review

M Etemadifar, S Sajjadi, Z Nasr, TS Firoozeei… - European …, 2013 - karger.com
Background: There is a wide variation in the prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) in
different geographical regions and the epidemiology of MS in Iran has been a major topic of …

Multiple sclerosis epidemiology in Middle East and North Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

P Heydarpour, S Khoshkish, S Abtahi… - …, 2015 - karger.com
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common neurological disorders and
a leading cause of nontraumatic disability in young adults in many countries. Recent reports …

Worldwide prevalence of familial multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

MH Harirchian, F Fatehi, P Sarraf, NM Honarvar… - Multiple sclerosis and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Several studies have suggested that the existence of a history of multiple
sclerosis (MS) in family, is one of the predisposing factors for MS. Based on our knowledge …

Multiple sclerosis epidemiology in east Asia, south east Asia and south Asia: a systematic review

S Eskandarieh, P Heydarpour, A Minagar… - …, 2016 - karger.com
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common chronic immune-mediated
diseases of the human central nervous system and an important cause of non-traumatic …

Epidemiology of multiple sclerosis in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis

M Azami, MH YektaKooshali, M Shohani, A Khorshidi… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common neurological disorders and
is one of the main causes of disability. The prevalence and incidence of MS in Iran is …

Sharp increase in the incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Isfahan, Iran

M Etemadifar, AH Maghzi - Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The epidemiology of multiple sclerosis (MS) has changed in recent decades.
Objectives: This study aimed to give an update on the prevalence and incidence of MS in …

Multiple sclerosis in Iran: a demographic study of 8,000 patients and changes over time

MA Sahraian, S Khorramnia, MM Ebrahim… - European …, 2010 - karger.com
Background: Iran was formerly considered to be located in a low prevalence zone for
multiple sclerosis (MS). During the last decade the number of patients has increased. This …