summary: In this article the authors investigated clinical characteristics and laboratory findings of people with MS from Arab countries. Though there seemed to be many shared features with people with MS in western countries, there was a high proportion of optic-spinal forms of MS and a low proportion of positive oligoclonal bands, as has been described in Asian countries. Whether these similarities with Asian-type MS are due to similar genetic background or similar environmental characteristics is something that has to be clarified in future studies.
Neurology Department, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, UK.
The susceptibility of various populations to multiple sclerosis (MS) and the clinical patterns of the disease are thought to be different. Nineteen articles related to incidence, prevalence and clinical patterns of MS in Arab populations were identified by keyword searching of Medline and Embase, and review of references in all relevant papers. Data were only available for the Kuwaiti, Jordanian, Libyan, Saudi, Iraqi, Palestinian (including Arabs living in Israel), and Omani populations. Return here if you have a Question, Comment or information for others? If so, please use the post comment link found below. Your name and email address would be appreciated but is not necessary unless you want a response from others. Thank You
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