Multiple sclerosis and childhood infections.
Neurology
; 26(3): 201-4, 1976 Mar.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-943047
ABSTRACT
There is evidence that some event in childhood may determine risk of multiple sclerosis Elevated titers to measles and other childhood infections suggest a childhood infection. Therefore, childhood infections reported by 30 patients with multiple sclerosis and matched controls were compared. Patients reported a childhood infection between 5 and 9 years (not simply exposure to an infection) more often than controls. The mean age of measles peaked somewhat later (age 7) in patients than in controls (age 4); this differnce approached statistical significance (p less than 0.1). Evidence that host response to measles is age-dependent was reviewed. It was proposed that age of measles (rather than the fact of injection) may influence the risk of developing multiple sclerosis.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades Transmisibles
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Esclerosis Múltiple
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Año:
1976
Tipo del documento:
Article