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 …

Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Brazil: A systematic review

ABCN da Gama, MCS Lacativa… - Multiple sclerosis and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Epidemiological studies of multiple sclerosis (MS) conducted in Latin America have
revealed prevalence rates of this disease from low to medium. The aim of this study was to …

Characteristics of Devic's disease (neuromyelitis optica) in Mexico

JF Rivera, JF Kurtzke, VJA Booth, T Corona - Journal of neurology, 2008 - Springer
Objective To report clinical and epidemiological data of Devic's disease in Mexico. Design
Retrospective study of hospital case records. Setting The medical records were those of the …

Multiple sclerosis in Hispanics: a study of clinical disease expression

L Amezcua, BT Lund, LP Weiner… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Hispanics living with multiple sclerosis (MS) in the United States are not well
defined. Objective: To describe the clinical characteristics of MS among Hispanic Whites …

Conversion predictors of clinically isolated syndrome to multiple sclerosis in Mexican patients: a prospective study

V Chavarria, G Espinosa-Ramírez, J Sotelo… - Archives of Medical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Clinically Isolated Syndrome (CIS) is the first clinical episode suggestive of
Clinical Definite Multiple Sclerosis (CDMS). There are no reports on possible predictors of …

Central nervous system idiopathic inflammatory demyelinating disorders in South Americans: a descriptive, multicenter, cross-sectional study

RM Papais-Alvarenga, CCF Vasconcelos, A Carra… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The idiopathic inflammatory demyelinating disease (IIDD) spectrum has been investigated
among different populations, and the results have indicated a low relative frequency of …

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 …

A Disproportionate burden of care: gender differences in mental health, health‐related quality of life, and social support in mexican multiple sclerosis caregivers

PB Perrin, I Panyavin, A Morlett Paredes… - Behavioural …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Multiple sclerosis (MS) rates in Latin America are increasing, and caregivers
there experience reduced mental and physical health. Based on rigid gender roles in Latin …

Argentine Patagonia: prevalence and clinical features of multiple sclerosis

MO Melcon, L Gold, A Carra, F Cáceres… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
There are few studies reporting multiple sclerosis prevalence rates in the Buenos Aires
region, Argentina (latitude 34° S)(between 12–18.5/100 000 inhabitants), and no studies …

Increasing prevalence of familial recurrence of multiple sclerosis in Iran: a population based study of Tehran registry 1999–2015

S Eskandarieh, NS Allahabadi, M Sadeghi… - BMC neurology, 2018 - Springer
Background Tehran is the capital of Iran with an increasing multiple sclerosis (MS)
prevalence. A retrospective population-based study was conducted to evaluate the trends of …