Increased prevalence, incidence, and female predominance of multiple sclerosis in northern Japan

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 323, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 117-122

  Houzen, Hideki ^a   Niino, Masaaki ^b   Hirotani, Makoto ^c   Fukazawa, Toshiyuki ^d   Kikuchi, Seiji ^b   Tanaka, Keiko ^e   Sasaki, Hidenao ^c  

^a Obihiro Kosei General Hospital   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d Sapporo Neurology Clinic   (Japan)

^e KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidence; MRI; Multiple sclerosis; Neuromyelitis optica; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; POSER CRITERIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WINGERCHUK CRITERIA;

AGE OF ONSET; AQUAPORIN 4; AUTOANTIBODIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84867855940     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2012.08.032     Document Type: Article

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