Abstract
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the brain and spinal cord where it damages the myelin sheath protecting the neurons. Many environmental and genetic factors have been associated with MS. The aim of this study is to identify the possible risk factors that are linked to MS in Pakistani population. This study was conducted in
Department of Radiology, Mayo Hospital Lahore from 2013 to 2014. The first hundred patients who came for reporting MRI of the brain and had positive findings of MS were retrospectively evaluated. Mean age of the patients was 43.07±13.88 years, with youngest patient as 18 years old and eldest as 65 years. Our study depicted 19% cases of MS were smokers. 8% of the patients had positive history for viral infections. 8 % of the patient had low level of serum vitamin D and 30% of the patients had positive family history. Current study shows viral infections, smoking, and hypovitaminosis D as frequently associated with MS
Nasir Raza Zaidi, Mian Waheed Ahmad, Mahesh Gautam, Riffat Mehboob. (2016) Risk factors for multiple sclerosis in Pakistani population- A crosssectional study, Punjab University Journal of Zoology, Volume 31, Issue 2.
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