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

GÖKÇE Ş. F., ÇİĞDEM B., Karaca S., BOLAYIR A., Yildiz Ö., TOPAKTAŞ A. S., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.49, sa.1, ss.288-294, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 49 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1808-112
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.288-294
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Multiple sclerosis, prevalence, Sivas, TO-DOOR SURVEY, INCREASING PREVALENCE, ENVIRONMENTAL-FACTORS, EPIDEMIOLOGY, REGION, DIAGNOSIS, COUNTY, ONSET, MS
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.