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MSQR 25.3 Table of Contents

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006

Feature Articles
An Update on MS Risk Factors
Studies Examining Aging With MS With Help of NARCOMS Registrants
NARCOMS Report
Seasonal Patterns in Birth Rate

An Update on MS Risk Factors

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006

Mitchell T.Wallin, MD, MPH––Associate Director, Clinical Care,VA MS Center of Excellence–East, Associate Professor of Neurology, Georgetown University; John F. Kurtzke, MD––Professor Emeritus of Neurology, Georgetown University, Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Consultant in Neurology and Neuroepidemiology,VAMC–Washington, DC
Introduction
Despite decades of research, the cause for multiple sclerosis (MS) remains unknown. Evidence [...]

Studies Examine Aging With MS With Help of NARCOMS Registrants

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006

Marcia Finlayson, PhD, OTR/L, MSCS––Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago
Introduction
There are approximately 400,000 people with multiple sclerosis (MS) in the US, and it has been estimated that 45% of them are over the age of 55 (Minden, Marder, Harrold, & Dor, 1993). For most people with MS, current knowledge suggests [...]

NARCOMS Report-Seasonal Patterns in Birth Rate

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006

Tuula Tyry, PhD––NARCOMS Program and Editorial Manager, Barrow Neurological Institute, Arizona; Breanna Bullock, BA–NARCOMS Database Coordinator, Barrow Neurological Institute,Arizona
Introduction
Epidemiological research studies patterns, causes, and control of disease in various populations. Since NARCOMS Registry participants often submit questions and comments about the epidemiological factors linked to MS prevalence and incidence, we asked Drs. Wallin and Kurtzke [...]

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