Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common cause of neurological disability in
young adults worldwide and approximately half of those affected are in Europe. The …

The uneven distribution of multiple sclerosis (MS) across populations can be attributed to
differences in genes and the environment and their interaction. Prevalence and incidence …

Previous studies have estimated a prevalence of a broad grouping of autoimmune diseases
of 3.2%, based on literature review of studies published between 1965 and 1995, and 5.3 …

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) has been traditionally considered to be more frequent
in women and in regions more distant from the equator. However, recent reports suggest …

Objective: To design and perform a case-control study of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Crete, an
island of 0.6 million people, that has experienced profound socioeconomic changes in …

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive demyelinating and degenerative disease of the CNS
with symptoms dependent on the type of the disease and the site of lesions. During the …

Background The geographic distribution of multiple sclerosis (MS) is classically divided into
three zones based on frequency that were established by Kurtzke in the early 1970s. In …

Italy is a high risk area for multiple sclerosis (MS) as confirmed by the numerous prevalence
and incidence studies conducted in several regions/districts of the country. Nevertheless …

Italy is definitely a high-risk country for multiple sclerosis (MS). Over the last 50 years,
several epidemiological studies, including longitudinal surveys, have disclosed that MS …

Background: Sardinia is a known high-risk area for multiple sclerosis (MS), but no data for
south-western Sardinia (SWS) are available. SWS has a genetically homogeneous …