Frequency and clinical patterns of multiple sclerosis in Arab countries: A systematic review

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 278, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 1-4

  Benamer, Hani T S ^a   Ahmed, Elfatih S M ^a   Al Din, Amir S ^b   Grosset, Donald G ^c  

^a NEW CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MID YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arabs; Clinical patterns; Incidence; Multiple sclerosis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

BETA1A INTERFERON; INTERFERON BETA SERINE; OLIGOCLONAL BAND;

ARAB; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FAMILY HISTORY; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJECTION SITE REACTION; MORBIDITY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGE OF ONSET; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERFERON-BETA; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OLIGOCLONAL BANDS; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 58749096328     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2008.12.001     Document Type: Review

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