The prevalence of MS in the United States

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Authors

Mitchell T. Wallin · National Multiple Sclerosis Society

William J. Culpepper · National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Jonathan D. Campbell · National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Lorene M. Nelson · University of Maryland, Baltimore

Annette Langer‐Gould · National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Ruth Ann Marrie · National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Gary Cutter

Abstract

The estimated US national MS prevalence for 2010 is the highest reported to date and provides evidence that the north-south gradient persists. Our rigorous algorithm-based approach to estimating prevalence is efficient and has the potential to be used for other chronic neurologic conditions.

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Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research

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Published in: Neurology

Volume 92, Issue 10, pp. e1029-e1040

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000007035

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The prevalence of MS in the United States

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