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Multiple Sclerosis in the Negro

Multiple Sclerosis in the Negro Abstract It is generally accepted that the frequency of multiple sclerosis declines from north to south and is virtually absent in tropical areas.1-5 This geographic distribution could be explained if Negroes, who form the bulk of the population where the disease is rare, were less susceptible to the disease or showed unusual clinical manifestations as compared to whites. The evidence for a difference in susceptibility between white and Negro races is conflicting. Kurland and Westlund,4 who studied the frequency of multiple sclerosis in a number of cities in the United States and Canada, did not believe there was any significant frequency between the white and Negro race. On the other hand, Steiner6 in New Orleans and Brickner and Brill7 in New York both considered the disease uncommon in the Negro. Bailey8 thought it was less frequent in Negro than in white draftees in World War I. References 1. Davenport, C. B.: Multiple Sclerosis from the Standpoint of Geographic Distribution and Race , Arch. Neurol. Psychiat. 8:51, 1922.Crossref 2. McAlpine, D.; Compston, N. D., and Lumsden, C. E.: Multiple Sclerosis , Edinburgh, E. and S. Livingstone, Ltd., 1955. 3. Hyllested, K.: Disseminated Sclerosis in Denmark: Prevalence and Geographic Distribution, Copenhagen , J. Jorgensen , 1956. 4. Kurland, L. T., and Westlund, K. B.: Epidemiologic Factors in the Etiology and Prognosis of Multiple Sclerosis , Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 58:682, 1954.Crossref 5. Alter, M.; Talbert, O. R.; Allison, R. S., and Kurland, L. T.: The Geographic Distribution of Multiple Sclerosis: A Comparison of Prevalence in Charleston County, South Carolina and Halifax County, Nova Scotia , World Neurol. 1:55, 1960. 6. Steiner, G.: Multiple Sclerosis: The Etiologic Significance of the Regional and Occupational Incidence , J. Nerv. Ment. Dis. 88:42, 1938.Crossref 7. Brickner, R. M., and Brill, N. Q.: Dietetic and Related Studies in Multiple Sclerosis , Trans. Amer. Neurol. Ass. 66:157, 1940. 8. Bailey, P.: Incidence of Multiple Sclerosis in U.S. Troops , Arch. Neurol. Psychiat. 7:582, 1922.Crossref 9. Dean, G.: Disseminated Sclerosis in South Africa: Its Relationship to Swayback Disease and Suggested Treatment , Brit. Med. J. 1:842, 1949.Crossref 10. Cruikshank, E. K.; Montgomery, R. D., and Spillane, J. D.: Obscure Neurological Disorder in Jamaica , World Neurol. 2:199, 1961. 11. Kolb, L. C.: Multiple Sclerosis in the American Negro , Arch. Neurol. Psychiat. 47:413, 1942.Crossref 12. Goldstein, B.: Two Cases of Disseminated Sclerosis in African Natives , E. Afr. Med. J. 23:170, 1946. 13. Verhaart, W. J. C.: Multiple and Diffuse Sclerosis and Demyelinating Diseases in Indonesia , Psychiat. Neurol. Neurochir. 54:281, 1951. 14. Acheson, E. D.; Bachrach, C. A., and Wright, F. M.: Some Comments on the Relationship of the Distribution of Multiple Sclerosis to Latitude, Solar Radiation, and Other Variables , Acta Psychiat. Scand. ( (Suppl. 147) ) 35:132, 1960.Crossref 15. Greenfield, J. G.: The Spinocerebellar Degenerations , Oxford, Blackwell Scientific Publ., 1954 16. Allison, R. S., and Millar, J. H. D.: Prevalence and Familial Incidence of Disseminated Sclerosis , Ulster Med. J. 23:( (Suppl. 2) )1, 1954. 17. Brain, R., and Wilkenson, M.: The Association of Cervical Spondylosis and Disseminated Sclerosis , Brain 80:456, 1957.Crossref 18. Yahr, M. D.; Goldensohn, S. S., and Kabat, E. A.: Further Studies on the Gamma Globulin Content of Cerebrospinal Fluid in Multiple Sclerosis and Other Neurological Diseases , Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 58:613, 1954.Crossref http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Neurology American Medical Association

Multiple Sclerosis in the Negro

ALTER, MILTON
Archives of Neurology , Volume 7 (2) – Aug 1, 1962
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Abstract It is generally accepted that the frequency of multiple sclerosis declines from north to south and is virtually absent in tropical areas.1-5 This geographic distribution could be explained if Negroes, who form the bulk of the population where the disease is rare, were less susceptible to the disease or showed unusual clinical manifestations as compared to whites. The evidence for a difference in susceptibility between white and Negro races is conflicting. Kurland and Westlund,4 who studied the frequency of multiple sclerosis in a number of cities in the United States and Canada, did not believe there was any significant frequency between the white and Negro race. On the other hand, Steiner6 in New Orleans and Brickner and Brill7 in New York both considered the disease uncommon in the Negro. Bailey8 thought it was less frequent in Negro than in white draftees in World War I. References 1. Davenport, C. B.: Multiple Sclerosis from the Standpoint of Geographic Distribution and Race , Arch. Neurol. Psychiat. 8:51, 1922.Crossref 2. McAlpine, D.; Compston, N. D., and Lumsden, C. E.: Multiple Sclerosis , Edinburgh, E. and S. Livingstone, Ltd., 1955. 3. Hyllested, K.: Disseminated Sclerosis in Denmark: Prevalence and Geographic Distribution, Copenhagen , J. Jorgensen , 1956. 4. Kurland, L. T., and Westlund, K. B.: Epidemiologic Factors in the Etiology and Prognosis of Multiple Sclerosis , Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 58:682, 1954.Crossref 5. Alter, M.; Talbert, O. R.; Allison, R. S., and Kurland, L. T.: The Geographic Distribution of Multiple Sclerosis: A Comparison of Prevalence in Charleston County, South Carolina and Halifax County, Nova Scotia , World Neurol. 1:55, 1960. 6. Steiner, G.: Multiple Sclerosis: The Etiologic Significance of the Regional and Occupational Incidence , J. Nerv. Ment. Dis. 88:42, 1938.Crossref 7. Brickner, R. M., and Brill, N. Q.: Dietetic and Related Studies in Multiple Sclerosis , Trans. Amer. Neurol. Ass. 66:157, 1940. 8. Bailey, P.: Incidence of Multiple Sclerosis in U.S. Troops , Arch. Neurol. Psychiat. 7:582, 1922.Crossref 9. Dean, G.: Disseminated Sclerosis in South Africa: Its Relationship to Swayback Disease and Suggested Treatment , Brit. Med. J. 1:842, 1949.Crossref 10. Cruikshank, E. K.; Montgomery, R. D., and Spillane, J. D.: Obscure Neurological Disorder in Jamaica , World Neurol. 2:199, 1961. 11. Kolb, L. C.: Multiple Sclerosis in the American Negro , Arch. Neurol. Psychiat. 47:413, 1942.Crossref 12. Goldstein, B.: Two Cases of Disseminated Sclerosis in African Natives , E. Afr. Med. J. 23:170, 1946. 13. Verhaart, W. J. C.: Multiple and Diffuse Sclerosis and Demyelinating Diseases in Indonesia , Psychiat. Neurol. Neurochir. 54:281, 1951. 14. Acheson, E. D.; Bachrach, C. A., and Wright, F. M.: Some Comments on the Relationship of the Distribution of Multiple Sclerosis to Latitude, Solar Radiation, and Other Variables , Acta Psychiat. Scand. ( (Suppl. 147) ) 35:132, 1960.Crossref 15. Greenfield, J. G.: The Spinocerebellar Degenerations , Oxford, Blackwell Scientific Publ., 1954 16. Allison, R. S., and Millar, J. H. D.: Prevalence and Familial Incidence of Disseminated Sclerosis , Ulster Med. J. 23:( (Suppl. 2) )1, 1954. 17. Brain, R., and Wilkenson, M.: The Association of Cervical Spondylosis and Disseminated Sclerosis , Brain 80:456, 1957.Crossref 18. Yahr, M. D.; Goldensohn, S. S., and Kabat, E. A.: Further Studies on the Gamma Globulin Content of Cerebrospinal Fluid in Multiple Sclerosis and Other Neurological Diseases , Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 58:613, 1954.Crossref

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