Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis in the Middle Black Sea Region of Turkey and Demographic Characteristics of Patients

Akdemir, Neslihan; Terzı, Murat; Arslan, Nilden; Onar, Musa

doi:10.5152/npa.2016.12451

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“…Being a housewife and being employed were meaningful in female and male subjects, respectively. Age at first diagnosis was in accordance with other studies in Turkey and European countries (23,24). There was no meaningful difference between female and male subjects in terms of disease duration, subtype of disease, use of treatment, or EDSS value.…”

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“…In that study, the MS prevalence of 46.5/100,000 was reported in Samsun Province. Those data including 1787 MS patients were obtained from hospital records of Samsun, Sinop, Ordu, Amasya, Tokat, and Çorum Provinces over a 10-year period (23). In a door-to-door epidemiological field study conducted by Alp et al (27), the prevalence of MS in Kars Province of northeastern Turkey was reported as 69/100,000.…”

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Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in an urban population of Sivas province in Turkey

Gökçe¹,

Çiğdem²,

Karaca³

et al. 2019

Turk J Med Sci

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Background/aim: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a common neurological disorder that can be a leading cause of nontraumatic disability in several countries. Recent reports have indicated a moderate to high risk of MS in European countries. In this study, we examined the prevalence of MS in a well-defined urban population of provincial center in Sivas Province in Turkey. Materials and methods:This study sampled all registered residents of urban areas of provincial center in Sivas Province in April 2017 and 2018 January. All the included patients met the McDonald 2010 criteria. Medical records were reviewed, including all available previously acquired magnetic resonance imaging data. All patients were subsequently subjected to neurologic examination to confirm the MS diagnosis. Results:We identified 21 possible MS patients, with MS diagnosis confirmed in 19. The prevalence of MS was 288 per 100,000 inhabitants. Conclusion:For future studies, these high ratio results can be used in regional and national comparisons to determine cofactors contributing to the high prevalence of MS in our region and can help health-decision makers to better plan healthcare policies to improve neurological services and awareness about multifaceted clinical presentations of MS.

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Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in an urban population of Sivas province in Turkey

Gökçe¹,

Çiğdem²,

Karaca³

et al. 2019

Turk J Med Sci

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“…These cities, which were chosen due to their location and low immigration rate, were reported to have an MS prevalence of 18.6, 55.5 and 52.0 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, respectively [ 13 ]. Another study, which focussed on the prevalence of MS in the Middle Black Sea Region of Turkey, reported 43.2 cases per 100,000 inhabitants [ 14 ]. Other studies have described an MS prevalence of 41.1 cases per 100,000 inhabitants of Geyve (a rural area in the Black Sea Region) and of 101.4 cases per 100,000 inhabitants of the district of Maltepe (Istanbul) [ 15 , 16 ].…”

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State of the Art and Future Challenges in Multiple Sclerosis Research and Medical Management: An Insight into the 5th International Porto Congress of Multiple Sclerosis

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The 5th International Porto Congress of Multiple Sclerosis took place between the 14th and 16th of February 2019 in Porto, Portugal. Its intensive programme covered a wide-range of themes-including many of the hot topics, challenges, pitfalls and yet unmet needs in the field of multiple sclerosis (MS)-led by a number of well-acknowledged world experts. This meeting review summarizes the talks that took place during the congress, which focussed on issues in MS as diverse as the development and challenges of progressive MS, epidemiology, differential diagnosis, medical management, molecular research and imaging tools.

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“…After performing full-text reviews, 16 articles that met the eligibility criteria were selected for data extraction and analysis of the incidence and prevalence of MS (Figure 1). The final data were obtained from the studies addressing the prevalence and incidence rates of MS in 10 countries, including Japan (14), China (15)(16)(17), and Hong Kong (18) in East Asia, Malaysia (19) in Southeast Asia (Table 1), India (20) in South Asia, Iran (21)(22)(23)(24), Kuwait (25), the United Arab Emirates (26), and Turkey (27,28) in the Middle East, and Australia (29) (Table 2). McDonald criteria for MS were used as the diagnostic criteria in the selected studies.…”

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Epidemiological Evidence of the Recent Surge in MS in Asia and Australia: A Systematic Review

Eskandarieh

Sahraian

2021

J Kermanshah Univ Med Sci

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Context: Recently, the incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) have increased drastically in different regions of the world, including Asia. The present study aimed to systematically review the recent MS epidemiology in Asia, New Zealand, and Australia. Methods: A systematic literature search was performed in Medline and Embase databases to retrieve the available studies regarding MS epidemiology in Asia, New Zealand, and Australia. Results: Most of the studies were performed in hospital settings. The female-to-male ratio in the sample populations varied from 1.5:1 in Turkey to 5:1 in Malaysia. The total mean age at the onset of MS varied from the minimum of 28 years in Hong Kong to the maximum of 36 years in the United Arab Emirates. Among 16 pertinent studies in this regard, seven addressed the incidence rate of MS, and 13 addressed the prevalence of the disease. The highest prevalence rate was reported to be respectively 124.2 and 148.06 in Australia and Iran versus 2.73 in Malaysia (06 per 100,000 population), while a higher incidence rate was estimated at 6.88 and 6.7 per 100,000 population in Kuwait and Australia, respectively compared to the lower incidence rate per 100,000 population in China (0.2 in females, 0.12 in males). Conclusions: According to the results, the prevalence of MS has increased in Asia, while the prevalence of MS in this continent is lower compared to the rates reported in Australia, Europe, and North America.

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Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis in the Middle Black Sea Region of Turkey and Demographic Characteristics of Patients

Abstract: The Middle Black Sea Region was found to have a high risk for the prevalence of MS. This study is the most comprehensive epidemiologic study having the largest geographical distribution on the prevalence of MS in Turkey.

Cited by 15 publications

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Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in an urban population of Sivas province in Turkey

Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in an urban population of Sivas province in Turkey

State of the Art and Future Challenges in Multiple Sclerosis Research and Medical Management: An Insight into the 5th International Porto Congress of Multiple Sclerosis

Epidemiological Evidence of the Recent Surge in MS in Asia and Australia: A Systematic Review

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