Multiple sclerosis (MS) is among the most intensively studied neurologic diseases from an
epidemiologic point of view. Its inhomogeneous geographic occurrence has suggested that …

The aetiology and pathogenesis of MS are unknown, but environmental agents, genetic
susceptibility and stochastic events are likely to be involved. In order to evaluate the …

We reviewed the records of all children (younger than 16 years of age) who presented with a
diagnosis of optic neuritis (ON) identified through the comprehensive records-linkage …

Objective–To assess Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) seroconversion in a high multiple sclerosis
(MS) prevalence area and to evaluate the recall of diagnosed infectious mononucleosis in …

Objective: To investigate the relationship between hepatitis B (HB) vaccination and a first
central nervous system (CNS) demyelinating event in adults. Methods: In 1998, we …

By matching a cohort of 494 infectious mononucleosis (IM) cases with a multiple sclerosis
(MS) register, 3 MS cases were retrieved. The interval between IM and MS was 12 years …

Evidence for a viral cause of multiple sclerosis (MS) is indirect since no infectious agent has
been reproducibly isolated from MS tissues nor has viral genome or antigen been …

Background: Israel has served for almost half a century as a site for epidemiologic studies of
multiple sclerosis (MS). Its small geographic size, well-equipped, accessible, and subsidized …

In Israel, SSPE has been shown to be much more frequent among Sephardic Jews and
Arabs than among Ashkenazic Jews. In the present study, we tried to explore environmental …

Mortality rates from multiple sclerosis show a well-known north-south gradient, both within
the United States and internationally. Mortality rates from prostate cancer show a similar …