Incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Europe: a systematic review
Kingwell E, Marriott JJ, Jetté N, Pringsheim T, Makhani N, Morrow SA, Fisk JD, Evans C, Béland SG, Kulaga S, Dykeman J, Wolfson C, Koch MW, Marrie RA. Incidence and prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Europe: a systematic review. BMC Neurology 2013, 13: 128. PMID: 24070256, PMCID: PMC3856596, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-13-128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurrent diagnostic criteriaIncidence estimatesDiagnostic criteriaOriginal population-based studiesEpidemiology of MSPrevalence of MSPopulation-based studyPeer-reviewed full-text articlesComprehensive literature searchFull-text articlesBackgroundMultiple sclerosisMS incidenceMS prevalenceNeurological disabilityMultiple sclerosisCase definitionCommon causeInclusion criteriaMethodological qualityEpidemiological dataRecent studiesSystematic reviewPrevalenceLiterature searchIncidenceMS incidence and prevalence in Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand: A systematic review
Makhani N, Morrow SA, Fisk J, Evans C, Beland SG, Kulaga S, Kingwell E, Marriott JJ, Dykeman J, Jetté N, Pringsheim T, Wolfson C, Marrie RA, Koch MW. MS incidence and prevalence in Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand: A systematic review. Multiple Sclerosis And Related Disorders 2013, 3: 48-60. PMID: 25877973, DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2013.06.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStudy qualityMS prevalenceMultiple sclerosis incidenceStandardized data collection toolCase ascertainment methodsObserved ethnic differencesMS epidemiologyMS incidenceEmbase databasesInclusion criteriaSouth African blacksSystematic reviewAscertainment methodsPrevalenceSimilar outcomesIncidenceStandardized evaluationEthnic differencesStandardized toolsAfrican blacksLower scoresPoor qualityFuture studiesScoresQuality scores