Evaluation of Anti-JVC Antibody Index Evolution in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Immunology of MS

1Amal Atrous, 1Saloua Mrabet, 1Amira Souissi, 1Lilia Hmissi, 1Firas Larnoaout, 1Mouna Ben Djebara, 1Amina Gargouri, 1Imen Kacem, 1Riadh Gouider 1Department of Neurology, Clinical Investigation Centre Neurosciences and Mental Health, University Hospital Razi, Manouba, Tunisia; 2Faculty of medicine, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia Background: Anti- John Cunningham virus (JCV) antibody index has been reported to…

Prevalence of MS in Tehran, Iran in 2020 and Its Forecast for the Next 10 Years

Epidemiology of MS

1Sharareh Eskandarieh, 1Mohammad Ali Sahraian, 1Saeideh Ayoubi 1Multiple Sclerosis Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Background: The Middle-east and North Africa (MENA) region had a high prevalence of MS between 1970 and 2015 (1-2). Iran had the highest prevalence of MS among the countries of the Eastern Mediterranean region (72.11/100000)…

Water-Pipe and Cigarette Smoking, Drug Abuse and Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis: A Population Based Case-Control Study

Epidemiology of MS

1Sharareh Eskandarieh, 1Seyyed Hosein Mortazavi, 2Amir Almasi-Hashiani, 1Abdorreza Naser Moghadasi, 1Mohammad Ali Sahraian 1Multiple Sclerosis Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; 2Department of Epidemiology, School of Health, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran Background: Multiple sclerosis is a chronic central nervous system disease and primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS)…

Epidemiology of Multiple Sclerosis in Iraq: Retrospective Review of 4355 Cases and Literature Review

Epidemiology of MS

5Hayder K Hassoun, 1Akram Al Mahdawi, 2Nawfal Shaheed, 3Amanj Jamal, 4Sara Sami 1Faculty of Medicine, Baghdad University, Baghdad, Iraq; 2Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq; 3Hawler Teaching Hospital, Erbil, Iraq; 4Marjan teaching hospital, bayblon, Iraq; 5Faculty of Medicine, Kufa University, Annajaf Al ashraf, Iraq Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive demyelinating and degenerative disease of…

Multiple Sclerosis During Pregnancy: Data from the MS Clinic in Benghazi Medical Center

Epidemiology of MS

1Anwaar Mukhtar Bennour, 1Majda Elshukri, 1Naziha Amer, 1Heba Elzawawi, 1Rabha Elsahli, 1Abdelhamid Elzawawi 1Benghazi Medical Center, Benghazi, Libya Background: There are many misconceptions about multiple sclerosis (MS) and pregnancy with issues surrounding disease modifying therapies (DMTs) remains a regular subject of discussion. Objective(s): To explore a local practice experience regarding management of women with MS…