Head injury is not a risk factor for multiple sclerosis: A prospective cohort study

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 294-298

  Pfleger, C C H ^a   Koch Henriksen, N ^a,b   Stenager, E ^b,c   Flachs, E M ^b,d   Johansen, C ^e  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Danish Multiple Sclerosis Registry   (Denmark)

^c Snderborg Hospital   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Craniocerebral trauma; Epidemiology; Head injury; Head trauma; Multiple sclerosis; Pathogenesis; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN CONTUSION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ONSET AGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKULL FRACTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61849144791     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458508099475     Document Type: Article

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