Effects of ecological characteristics of place of residence on the incidence, prevalence and risk of multiple sclerosis in the Republic North Ossetia - Alania

Khodova M.A.; Sivertseva S.A.; Smirnova N.F.; Gusev E.I.; Boĭko A.N.

Khodova M.A.

Kafedra nevrologii, neĭrokhirurgii i meditsinskoĭ genetiki lechebnogo fakul'teta GOU VPO "Rossiĭskiĭ nauchno-issledovatel'skiĭ meditsinskiĭ universitet im. N.I. Pirogova" Minzdrava Rossii;
Otdelenie nevrologii Gorodskoĭ klinicheskoĭ i bol'nitsy Vladikavkaza, Respublika Severnaia Osetiia - Alaniia, Vladikavkaz

Sivertseva S.A.

Tiumenskiĭ oblastnoĭ tsentr rasseiannogo skleroza

ORCID: 0000-0002-9293-5932

Smirnova N.F.

Kafedra nevrologii, neĭrokhirurgii i meditsinskoĭ genetiki lechebnogo fakul'teta GOU VPO "Rossiĭskiĭ nauchno-issledovatel'skiĭ meditsinskiĭ universitet im. N.I. Pirogova" Minzdrava Rossii

Gusev E.I.

Kafedra nevrologii i neĭrokhirurgii Rossiĭskogo gosudarstvennogo meditsinskogo universiteta, Moskva

RSCI AuthorID: 91278
Scopus AuthorID: 35599379800
ORCID: 0000-0003-0742-6875

Boĭko A.N.

KGBUZ "Krasnoiarskiĭ kraevoĭ Tsentr po profilaktike i bor'be so SPID i infektsionnymi zabolevaniiami"

Scopus AuthorID: 57224826008
ORCID: 0000-0001-6476-6417

Effects of ecological characteristics of place of residence on the incidence, prevalence and risk of multiple sclerosis in the Republic North Ossetia - Alania

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Khodova M.A., Sivertseva S.A., Smirnova N.F., Gusev E.I., Boĭko A.N.

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Journal: S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2014;114(10‑2): 6‑11

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Khodova MA, Sivertseva SA, Smirnova NF, Gusev EI, Boĭko AN. Effects of ecological characteristics of place of residence on the incidence, prevalence and risk of multiple sclerosis in the Republic North Ossetia - Alania. S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2014;114(10‑2):6‑11. (In Russ.)

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Abstract:

Objective. To study the relationship between characteristics of place of residence and epidemiological indicators of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the Republic North Ossetia - Alania. Material and methods. We present the data on the effects of environmental characteristics of place of residence on the incidence, prevalence and risk of MS. Data of 110 MS patients and matched controls have been analyzed. Results. Ecological characteristics of place of residence of MS patients differ significantly from those of controls. The prevalence and incidence of MS increase in patients who have moved from presumably pollution free areas to the places with high population density and plant facilities. Conclusion. MS is thought to be a disease caused by the interaction of genetic susceptibility and environmental factors. Risk factors are intoxication with heavy metal and chemical compounds and living in environmentally disadvantaged areas.

Keywords:

multiple sclerosis

risk factors

incidence

prevalence

ecology