Multiple sclerosis epidemiology in Middle East and North Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

P Heydarpour, S Khoshkish, S Abtahi… - …, 2015 - karger.com
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common neurological disorders and
a leading cause of nontraumatic disability in young adults in many countries. Recent reports …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of multiple sclerosis in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis

M Azami, MH YektaKooshali, M Shohani, A Khorshidi… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common neurological disorders and
is one of the main causes of disability. The prevalence and incidence of MS in Iran is …

Quality of life and coping strategies in Lebanese Multiple Sclerosis patients: A pilot study

N Farran, D Ammar, H Darwish - Multiple sclerosis and related disorders, 2016 - Elsevier
Coping strategies used by Multiple Sclerosis patients play a key role in adjusting to the
disease and affect their overall quality of life. This relationship has been investigated in …

A nationwide survey of the prevalence of multiple sclerosis in immigrant populations of Sweden

C Ahlgren, A Odén, J Lycke - Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: In 2008, immigrants constituted 14% of the population of Sweden, a high-risk
area for multiple sclerosis (MS). We investigated the largest Swedish immigrant populations …

[HTML][HTML] The global prevalence of familial multiple sclerosis: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

N Ehtesham, MZ Rafie, M Mosallaei - BMC neurology, 2021 - Springer
Background Considering that many recent studies have reported the prevalence of familial
multiple sclerosis (FMS), we performed an updated meta-analysis of the worldwide …

Extracranial venous stenosis is an unlikely cause of multiple sclerosis

B Yamout, A Herlopian, Z Issa… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Extracranial venous stenosis (EVS) has recently been implicated as the
primary cause of multiple sclerosis (MS). Objective: The aim of this study was to determine …

Recent progress in epidemiology, clinical features, and therapy of multiple sclerosis in China

M Wang, C Liu, M Zou, Z Niu… - Therapeutic Advances …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system
characterized by inflammation, demyelination, and neurodegeneration. It mainly affects …

Characteristics and predictors of progression in an Egyptian multiple sclerosis cohort: a multicenter registry study

SM Hamdy, M Abdel-Naseer, NM Shalaby… - Neuropsychiatric …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex autoimmune disease with a
heterogeneous presentation and diverse disease course. Recent studies indicate a rising …

[HTML][HTML] Multiple sclerosis-A disease on a dramatically rising trend in Iran: Review of possible reasons

MA Sahraian, M Sahebkar, R Dehghani… - Iranian journal of …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
There has been a global rising trend in recent years in the incidence of multiple sclerosis
(MS). Despite being an MS low-risk region, this disease has also been recently on the rise in …

Epidemiology of multiple sclerosis in Lebanon: A rising prevalence in the middle east

M Zeineddine, A Al Hajje, A Hussein… - Multiple Sclerosis and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The epidemiology of multiple sclerosis (MS) has been studied in many
countries of the Middle East but the prevalence and incidence of MS in Lebanon is still …