A population-based epidemiological study of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder in Hungary.

V PappA IljicsovC RajdaM MagyariN Koch-HenriksenT PetersenG JakabI DemeF NagyP ImreZ LohnerK KovácsA J BirkásÁ KövesG RumZ NagyL KerényiL VécseiK BencsikZ JobbágyP DiószeghyL HorváthG GalántaiJ KaszaG MolnárM SimóM SátoriC RózsaP ÁcsT BerkiG LovasS KomolyZsolt Illes

Published in: European journal of neurology (2019)

In this first report of a large population-based epidemiological study from an Eastern European Caucasian population using robust case validation, a greater prevalence and incidence of NMOSD was found compared to previous large studies in Caucasian populations.

Keyphrases

spectrum disorder
risk factors
african american
south africa
case control
genetic diversity