Incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Europe: a systematic review

E Kingwell, JJ Marriott, N Jetté, T Pringsheim… - BMC neurology, 2013 - Springer
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 changing course of multiple sclerosis: rising incidence, change in geographic distribution, disease course, and prognosis

M Magyari, PS Sorensen - Current opinion in neurology, 2019 - journals.lww.com
An increased interest in population-based registries and databases will provide more valid
epidemiological measures and observational studies conducted in well-defined study …

Epidemiology of multiple sclerosis

E Leray, T Moreau, A Fromont, G Edan - Revue neurologique, 2016 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most frequently seen demyelinating disease, with a prevalence
that varies considerably, from high levels in North America and Europe (> 100/100,000 …

Cost of disorders of the brain in Europe 2010

A Gustavsson, M Svensson, F Jacobi… - European …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The spectrum of disorders of the brain is large, covering hundreds of
disorders that are listed in either the mental or neurological disorder chapters of the …

High nationwide prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Sweden

C Ahlgren, A Odén, J Lycke - Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Few nationwide multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence studies have been
published. In Scandinavia, the nationwide MS prevalence was 173/100,000 in Denmark …

Multiple sclerosis in children: an update on clinical diagnosis, therapeutic strategies, and research

A Waldman, A Ghezzi, A Bar-Or, Y Mikaeloff… - The Lancet …, 2014 - thelancet.com
The clinical features, diagnostic challenges, neuroimaging appearance, therapeutic options,
and pathobiological research progress in childhood—and adolescent—onset multiple …

Progesterone synthesis in the nervous system: implications for myelination and myelin repair

M Schumacher, R Hussain, N Gago… - Frontiers in …, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Progesterone is well known as a female reproductive hormone and in particular for its role in
uterine receptivity, implantation, and the maintenance of pregnancy. However …

Cognitive impairment in a population‐based study of patients with multiple sclerosis: differences between late relapsing− remitting, secondary progressive and …

V Planche, M Gibelin, D Cregut… - European journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose Few studies have investigated the differences in cognitive skills
between the three subtypes of multiple sclerosis (MS) and they confounded the course of the …

The neural androgen receptor: a therapeutic target for myelin repair in chronic demyelination

R Hussain, AM Ghoumari, B Bielecki, J Steibel… - Brain, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Myelin regeneration is a major therapeutic goal in demyelinating diseases, and the failure to
remyelinate rapidly has profound consequences for the health of axons and for brain …

The interaction between viral and environmental risk factors in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis

RE Tarlinton, T Khaibullin, E Granatov… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic debilitating inflammatory disease of unknown ethology
targeting the central nervous system (CNS). MS has a polysymptomatic onset and is usually …