Studies based on the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Registry

Nils Koch-Henriksen; Egon Stenager; Henrik Brønnum-Hansen

doi:10.1177/1403494811405097

Studies based on the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Registry

Nils Koch-Henriksen, Egon Stenager, Henrik Brønnum-Hansen

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Introduction: This paper reviews the most important articles using data from the Danish Multiple Sclerosis Registry (DMSR) published in the past 25 years. Research topics: These articles include: descriptive epidemiological studies, indicating that the female incidence of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Denmark has increased considerably; follow-up studies on social events, showing that patients at a high rate lose their working ability and their spouses/partners; mortality studies, demonstrating a considerable excess mortality; cause-of-death studies; comorbidity studies; and, most importantly, historical prospective studies identifying some risk factors (e.g. infectious mononucleosis) and refuting others (head trauma and a number of occupational exposures e.g. nurses, utility workers, people exposed to solvents). The most important results are briefly presented. CONCLUSION: The Danish MS register has proven to be a valuable tool for MS epidemiology and has provided knowledge that could not otherwise be achieved.

Original language	English
Journal	Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Volume	39
Issue number	7 Suppl
Pages (from-to)	180-4
Number of pages	5
ISSN	1403-4948
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1403494811405097
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2011
Externally published	Yes

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