Increasing prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Buenos Aires, Argentina

E Cristiano, L Patrucco, J Miguez, D Giunta… - Multiple sclerosis and …, 2016 - Elsevier
In 1996, the prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) for the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires
using the capture-recapture method was estimated to be between 14 and 19.8 cases per …

Multiple sclerosis epidemiology in Latin America: an updated survey

E Cristiano, JI Rojas - Multiple sclerosis journal …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Novel epidemiological data have appeared in recent years in Latin America (LATAM). The
objective of this study was to perform an updated systematic review of the epidemiology of …

Increasing incidence of multiple sclerosis in women in Northern Finland

O Krökki, R Bloigu, M Reunanen… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The geographical distribution of multiple sclerosis (MS) means that prevalence
rates increase with latitude north or south of the equator. Temporally, a tendency for …

High nationwide incidence of multiple sclerosis in Sweden

C Ahlgren, A Odén, J Lycke - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Over recent years increased MS incidence, primarily in women, has been reported. We
recently reported an unexpectedly high MS prevalence of 189/100,000 in Sweden. In the …

Risk for relatives of patients with multiple sclerosis in central Sardinia, Italy

I Prokopenko, C Montomoli, R Ferrai, L Musu… - …, 2003 - karger.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, inflammatory, disabling disease of the central nervous
system, known for its complex interplay between genetic and environmental factors. We …

Region with persistent high frequency of multiple sclerosis in Croatia and Slovenia

B Peterlin, S Ristiæ, J Sepèiæ, BK Vračko… - Journal of the …, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS),
and to determine the clinical characteristics and the occurrence of familial MS in the Gorski …

National estimate of multiple sclerosis incidence in France (2001–2007)

A Fromont, C Binquet, EA Sauleau… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: In France, the incidence of multiple sclerosis (MS) is not well known, and MS is
one of the 30 long-term illnesses for which patients are covered for 100% of their health care …

Changes in multiple sclerosis epidemiology in Finland over five decades

AL Pirttisalo, M Soilu‐Hänninen… - Acta Neurologica …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Finland is a high‐risk region for multiple sclerosis (MS) with several epidemiological studies
on the subject published since 1964, but these have not been comprehensively scrutinized …

Multiple sclerosis in Haute-Garonne: an important underestimation of case numbers

C Sagnes-Raffy, PA Gourraud, V Hannon… - … d'epidemiologie et de …, 2010 - europepmc.org
Objective Assessing the prevalence of the multiple sclerosis in 2005 in Haute-Garonne by
matching several data sources completed by a capture-recapture method; estimating the …

Epidemiology of MS in Russia, a historical review

A Boyko, N Smirnova, S Petrov, E Gusev - Multiple Sclerosis and …, 2016 - Springer
Background This review summarizes several epidemiological studies of multiple sclerosis
(MS) in Russia. Methods The Authors selected the most well-organized population-based …