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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsDatabases, FactualEuropeFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMultiple SclerosisPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsCurrent 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 searchIncidence