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 …

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

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 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 …

Increasing prevalence and incidence rates of multiple sclerosis in Kuwait

R Alroughani, SF Ahmed, R Behbehani… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Kuwait was considered as low to intermediate risk area for MS. Objectives: To
determine the prevalence and incidence rates of MS among Kuwaiti nationals based on …

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 …

Rising prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Saudi Arabia, a descriptive study

M AlJumah, R Bunyan, H Al Otaibi, G Al Towaijri… - BMC neurology, 2020 - Springer
Background In 2015, the first nationwide, multicenter Multiple Sclerosis (MS) registry was
initiated in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) mainly with an objective to describe current …

Multiple sclerosis in the Arabian Gulf countries: a consensus statement

S Bohlega, J Inshasi, AR Al Tahan, AB Madani… - Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
The epidemiology of multiple sclerosis (MS) is rapidly changing in many parts of the world.
Based on the Kurtzke classification, the Arabian Gulf Region is located in a low-risk zone for …

Frequency and clinical patterns of multiple sclerosis in Arab countries: a systematic review

HTS Benamer, ESM Ahmed, AS Al-Din… - Journal of the …, 2009 - Elsevier
The susceptibility of various populations to multiple sclerosis (MS) and the clinical patterns
of the disease are thought to be different. Nineteen articles related to incidence, prevalence …

Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

J Inshasi, M Thakre - International Journal of Neuroscience, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) is rapidly changing. Objectives: To
determine the prevalence and incidence of MS in Dubai, UAE. Methods: Data for all MS …