Evaluation of Month of Birth in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders (NMSOD) and Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

Omid Mirmosayyeb Mahdi Barzegar Alireza Afshari-Safavi Nasim Nehzat Afshin Heidari Parisa Emami Vahid Shayegannejad

Published in: Multiple sclerosis international (2021)

Our findings showed a decreasing risk of NMOSD and MS in individuals born in the autumn months and an increasing MS risk in spring. More studies are required to elucidate the association between the month of birth and risk of MS and NMOSD and the seasonality factors.

Keyphrases

multiple sclerosis
mass spectrometry
ms ms
gestational age
white matter
pregnant women
preterm birth