Prevalence of Pediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis in Saudi Arabia.

Reem BunyanGhada Al TowaijriHessa Al OtaibiAbid KareemHussein AlgahtaniMousa Al MejallyAli AlmubarakSaad AlrajehEdward CuplerShireen QureshiSadaga AlawiMamdouh KalakatawiYaser Al MalikShahpar NahrirAdel AlhazzaniAshraf El-MetwallySahar ShamiSamah IshakHajer AlmudaiheemAhmed Al-JedaiMohammed Al Jumah

Published in: Multiple sclerosis international (2021)

To the best of our knowledge, this study reported the latest epidemiological data of pediatric onset of MS in Saudi Arabia. The current prevalence of MS among the pediatric Saudi population was found to be 2.73/100,000, and the overall projected prevalence was estimated at 14.33/100,000. Our findings were similar to those in other pediatric MS cohorts. Further studies are needed to understand the long-term prognosis, response to treatment, and disease course.

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