ReviewIranian journal of neurology2017
Multiple sclerosis-A disease on a dramatically rising trend in Iran: Review of possible reasons.
Review in Iranian journal of neurology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.
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18 citing papers in PubMed.
- The effect of distance nurse-led fatigue management on fatigue, sleep quality, and self-efficacy in patients with multiple sclerosis: a quasi-experimental study.BMC neurology · 2023Trial
- Environmental and Familial Risk Factors for Multiple Sclerosis: Insights from a Saudi Arabian Cohort.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Relation Between Smoking and Disability Progression in Iranian Multiple Sclerosis Patients: A Case-Control Study.International journal of preventive medicine · 2025Article
- Assessing the psychometric properties of persian version of Zarit Burden interview among family caregivers of patients with multiple sclerosis.BMC nursing · 2023Article
- Toxic Air Pollutants and Their Effect on Multiple Sclerosis: A Review Study.Frontiers in public health · 2022Review
- Translation and validation of the Persian version of Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire in patients with multiple sclerosis.BMC neurology · 2021Article
- Assessing multiple sclerosis-related quality of life among Iranian patients using the MSQOL-54 tool: a cross-sectional study.BMC neurology · 2021Article
- Multiple sclerosis incidence rate in southern Iran: a Bayesian epidemiological study.BMC neurology · 2021Article
- Lack of Attention to the Administration of Fampridine as a Symptomatic Drug in Iranian Multiple Sclerosis Patients.Iranian journal of public health · 2021Article
- Factors associated with perceived social support of patients with multiple sclerosis.Current journal of neurology · 2021Article
- Association of the global distribution of multiple sclerosis with ultraviolet radiation and air pollution: an ecological study based on GBD data.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Article
- Multiple sclerosis in Iran: An epidemiological update with focus on air pollution debate.Journal of clinical and translational research · 2021Review
- Is the sharp increasing trend of multiple sclerosis incidence real in Iran?BMC neurology · 2021Article
- Risk factors of multiple sclerosis in Aseer region, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaNeurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) · 2021Article
- Expression analysis of long non-coding RNAs and their target genes in multiple sclerosis patients.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2019Article
- Distinct HLA class I and II genotypes and haplotypes are associated with multiple sclerosis in Bahrain.Biomedical reports · 2018Article
- Demographic and disease characteristics of multiple sclerosis in the Southwest Region of Saudi Arabia.Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) · 2018Article
- Effects of Nonconsecutive Sessions of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Stationary Cycling on Walking Capacity in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis.International journal of MS careArticle
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Abstract
There has been a global rising trend in recent years in the incidence of multiple sclerosis (MS). Despite being an MS low-risk region, this disease has also been recently on the rise in the Middle East. As part of the Middle East, Iran has not been spared either; however, the cause of this dramatic increase remains to be discovered. This study reviews possible reasons for this increase in Iran. Although many factors such as the increased rate of smoking, lifestyle changes, modernization, and contact with toxic solvents can be proposed as reasons for this sudden rise in the prevalence of MS in Iran, these factors cannot be taken as definite causes and further studies are required to prove their impact.
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