The epidemiology of multiple sclerosis in Latin America and the Caribbean: a systematic review

E Cristiano, JI Rojas, M Romano… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
The incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) varies geographically as shown
through extensive epidemiological studies performed mainly in developed countries …

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 in Europe

M Pugliatti, G Rosati, H Carton, T Riise… - European journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and potentially highly disabling disorder with
considerable social impact and economic consequences. It is the major cause of non …

Incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis in the Americas: a systematic review

C Evans, SG Beland, S Kulaga, C Wolfson… - …, 2013 - karger.com
Background: The incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) varies considerably
around the world. No previous study has performed a comprehensive review examining the …

STUDIES ON MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IN WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, AND NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA: L PREVALENCE. COMPARISON BETWEEN THE PATIENT …

KB Westlund, LT Kurland - American Journal of Epidemiology, 1953 - academic.oup.com
MATERIALS AND METHODS Source of patients. Method of interview and examination of
patients. The study was conducted in Winnipeg during the summer of 1951 and in. New …

A systematic review of the epidemiology of multiple sclerosis in South America

E Cristiano, L Patrucco, JI Rojas - European journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Hundreds of publications dealing with the prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) throughout
the world exist, but little data have been published from South America. Epidemiological …

Multiple sclerosis and chronic inflammatory diseases A case‐control study

R Midgard, M Grønning, T Riise… - Acta neurologica …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction–Disease associations may provide useful etiological leads in relation to
diseases of unknown cause. Material and methods–We conducted a hospital‐based case …

Epidemiology of multiple sclerosis: from risk factors to prevention—an update

A Ascherio, KL Munger - Seminars in neurology, 2016 - thieme-connect.com
Although genetic susceptibility explains the clustering of multiple sclerosis (MS) within
families and the sharp decline in risk with increasing genetic distance, it cannot fully explain …

Multiple sclerosis in the Faroe Islands: an epitome

JF Kurtzke, A Heltberg - Journal of clinical epidemiology, 2001 - Elsevier
The Faroe Islands are a semi-independent unit of the Kingdom of Denmark and are located
in the North Atlantic Ocean between Norway and Iceland. Efforts to identify all cases of …

Migration and risk of multiple sclerosis

M Alter, E Kahana, R Loewenson - Neurology, 1978 - AAN Enterprises
A study of multiple sclerosis (MS) frequency among immigrants to Israel revealed that those
from Afro-Asian countries, where MS is rare, had a low prevalence of MS, while European …