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The Incidence and Prevalence of Crude and Familial Multiple Sclerosis in Tehran, Iran in 2021 Publisher Pubmed



Ezabadi SG1 ; Ayoubi S1 ; Sahraian MA1 ; Omrani MA1 ; Eskandarieh S1
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  1. 1. Multiple Sclerosis Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Neurological Sciences Published:2023


Abstract

Our registry-based cross-sectional study covered 27,508 PwMS in Tehran with a point incidence rate and prevalence of 7.87 and 194.62 per 100,000 in 2021, respectively. We found that the incidence and prevalence of MS in Tehran are still on an upward trend which requires general attention and measures to overcome. The proportion of men with a family history of MS was significantly higher. Whilst IMSS deals with economic difficulties, it continues to collect new PwMS to reach regional-level coverage in Tehran for better MS care services. © 2023, Fondazione Societa Italiana di Neurologia.