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Start Here. The National MS Society funded an important prevalence study that provided a scientifically sound estimate of the number of people over the age of 18 living with MS in the U. MS incidence and prevalence are not consistently reported or tracked in the U. In the absence of government-reported data, the National MS Society relies on scientifically-sound estimates of prevalence while we advocate for better and more systematic reporting and tracking at a nationwide level.
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Epidemiology : the study of the geographical distribution of a condition and patterns of disease as it affects groups of people Prevalence: the number of people with a condition. Usually measured in cases per , Incidence : the number of new cases of a condition within a set period of time, usually a year. Multiple sclerosis in the UK. Based on the figure of , people with MS, it is estimated that the number of people with MS in each nation is: England is around , or per , Wales about 5, or per , Northern Ireland about 4, or per , Scotland about 15, or per , Prevalence in the north of Scotland is particularly high.
A little over 6, people are diagnosed with MS each year, roughly a week. Changes over time. MS registers. The UK MS Register is a scheme that allows people to upload information about their condition that allows researchers to look at different aspects of the condition across a large number of people. There are almost 15, people registered.
This register has been running since In that time about new cases of MS have been reported each year in Scotland, a lower incidence rate than suggested by the Dundee study. References Compston A, et al. McAlpine's multiple sclerosis 4th ed. London:Churchill Livingstone; McGuigan C, et al. Latitudinal variation in the prevalence of multiple sclerosis in Ireland, an effect of genetic diversity. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry ;— The prevalence of multiple sclerosis in the world: an update.
Neurological Sciences ; Summary Orton SM, et al. Sex ratio of multiple sclerosis in Canada: a longitudinal study. Lancet Neurology ;5 11 Summary Alonso A, et al. Incidence of multiple sclerosis in the United Kingdom: findings from a population-based cohort.
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