Objective: To compare the secular trends and geographical differences in the incidence of
relapsing-remitting (RRMS) and primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) in Finland …

Introduction Mortality is an important feature of the natural history of multiple sclerosis (MS).
We report the mortality of all individuals with MS in Iceland, identified in a nationwide …

Background and purpose The prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) is considered to be
lower in East Asia than in Western countries. An increasing trend has been reported globally …

This study aims to describe the prevalence and incidence rates of multiple sclerosis (MS) in
Lorraine, France, and its secular trend from 1990 to 2002. Cases were sourced from the …

Neuroepidemiology is a discipline assessing the impact of environmental and genetic
factors on the incidence and development of diseases of the nervous system and describes …

Prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) was determined in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland.
This canton is a geographically diverse region at 47° northern latitude with 920,000 …

Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system of unknown
aetiology. Its prevalence varies by ethnicity and place: persons of northern European …

Background There are few, recent, well assessed, multiple sclerosis (MS) incidence surveys
on European populations. This study sought to measure MS incidence in a Northern Lisbon …

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is relatively common in the West, but rare in Japan. In the literature,
there are few comparative data regarding disease severity throughout the world. The …

Background Nationwide population-based information on the prevalence of multiple
sclerosis (MS) in Germany has so far not been available. In this study the prevalence of MS …