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 …

A descriptive epidemiological survey was extended to the whole province of Sassari,
northern Sardinia between latitudes 40° 30'N and 41° N. Results showed a crude total …

The Sardinians are an ethnically homogeneous population, having a genetic structure quite
different from that of all other Italian and European populations. All epidemiological studies …

Many multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence studies in Italian northern and central areas, since
1980, have put Italy in a high risk zone; none concerns southern Italy. The MS registry of …

Background Epidemiological studies on the distribution of multiple sclerosis (MS) conducted
in the Mediterranean area in the last two decades have disclosed a significant increase in …

Objectives–To update prevalence and incidence rates of MS among Sardinians. Materials
and methods–The present work is a “spider” kind of population based survey, conducted …

Sardinia is a high-risk area for multiple sclerosis (MS), with prevalence rates of 150 per
100,000 population. The study included 689 MS patients (female-male ratio 2.6) with …

Background: The prevalence of multiple sclerosis varies considerably throughout the world.
Objective: To better define the prevalence of MS in central Italy. Methods: This is a …

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 …

Several lines of evidence indicate a genetic contribution to multiple sclerosis (MS) both in
terms of predisposition to the disease and of immunological mechanisms which are known …