Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) incidence and prevalence is increasing worldwide, with
a disproportionally higher rate in women. Recent studies have questioned the presence of a …

Background: Identification of MS registries and databases that are currently in use in Europe
as well as a detailed knowledge of their content and structure is important in order to …

Introduction–Continued studies of frequency trends in carefully selected sites around the
world can provide clues to the cause of multiple sclerosis (MS). Material and methods …

Background: Data on the incidence of multiple sclerosis (MS) on the national level is scarce.
We aimed to estimate the incidence of MS in Germany and to compare different MS case …

Objectives Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurodegenerative disease of the central
nervous system. Identifying MS at the population level is important for disease surveillance …

Objectives Comprehensive epidemiologic data for multiple sclerosis (MS) in S pain are
limited. The aim of this study was to collect epidemiologic data on MS in the N orthern S …

Background Epidemiological studies of multiple sclerosis (MS) are lacking in Egypt.
Objective To study the characteristics of Egyptian patients with multiple sclerosis in a new …

Using the MS registries in two MS clinics in Kuwait, we studied the demographics and
clinical characteristics of multiple sclerosis (MS). Data of 736 patients (77.7% with relapsing …

Background Northern Ireland is recognized as an area of high risk for multiple sclerosis. The
original study of Allison and Millar in 1951 found a prevalence of 51/100,000 and mean …

Objective There is increasing interest in the survival of multiple sclerosis (MS). MS itself may
decrease life expectancy; however, several other comorbid diseases may also influence …