Multiple sclerosis: observations and reflections-a personal memoir

CM Poser - Journal of the neurological sciences, 1992 - Elsevier
The pathogenesis of MS has become better understood as a result of recent advances in
several areas, particularly in epidemiology and neuro-imaging. A number of …

Childhood infections as risk factors for multiple sclerosis: Belgrade case-control study

T Pekmezovic, M Jarebinski, J Drulovic - Neuroepidemiology, 2004 - karger.com
The aim of this case-control study was to analyze the role of childhood infections and
vaccinations in patients with MS in the Belgrade population. The study group comprised 110 …

Multiple sclerosis and age at infection with common viruses

MA Hernán, SM Zhang, L Lipworth, MJ Olek… - …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Increased risk of multiple sclerosis has been reported among individuals with a history of
measles and other common childhood diseases during adolescence, infectious …

The changing frequency of multiple sclerosis in Israel

U Leibowitz, E Kahana, M Alter - Archives of Neurology, 1973 - jamanetwork.com
A country-wide survey of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Israel showed that the disease was
common among immigrants from Europe and rare among immigrants from Afro-Asian …

Epidemiology of multiple sclerosis in US veterans: 1. Race, sex, and geographic distribution

JF Kurtzke, GW Beebe, JE Norman Jr - Neurology, 1979 - AAN Enterprises
Five thousand three hundred five World War II and Korean conflict veterans who have been
compensated by the Veterans Administration for multiple sclerosis (MS) were matched to …

The epidemiology of multiple sclerosis: a general overview

CM Poser - Annals of Neurology: Official Journal of the …, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
Epidemiological studies of multiple sclerosis (MS) have shown the importance of genetic
susceptibility factors that are modified by as yet unknown environmental influences. The …

Latitude, migration, and the prevalence of multiple sclerosis

BR VISSCHER, R DETELS… - American journal of …, 1977 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Visscher, BR (School of Public Health, U. of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024), R.
Detels, AH Coulson, RM Malmgren and JP Dudley. Latitude, migration, and the prevalence …

Risk factors for multiple sclerosis: race or place?

A Compston - Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry, 1990 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Enthusiasts for the genetic doctrine have included Davenport himself, who suggested that
the distribution of multiple sclerosis in North America reflected patterns of immigration from …

Infections and the risk of relapse in multiple sclerosis

C Confavreux - Brain, 2002 - academic.oup.com
However, this is not that simple. MRI results in the Buljevac et al. study are indeed puzzling.
When comparing the three serial scans performed following any confirmed infection, the …

Prevalence of multiple sclerosis among immigrants in Norway

P Berg-Hansen, SM Moen, L Sandvik… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence is unevenly distributed worldwide.
Immigration to Norway from countries with a lower MS prevalence is increasing. The aim of …