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May 1, 1988

Prevalence of multiple sclerosis in the Parsis of Bombay

N. E. Bharucha, MD, E. P. Bharucha, MD, N. H. Wadia, MD, B. S. Singhal, MD, A. E. Bharucha, MBBS, A. V. Bhise, MSc, J. F. Kurtzke, MD, and B. S. Schoenberg, MD, DrPHAuthors Info & Affiliations
May 1988 issue
38 (5) 727
https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.38.5.727
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Abstract

We carried out a door-to-door-survey to screen a community of 14,010 people (Parsis living in colonies in Bombay, India) for possible neurologic diseases, and used defined diagnostic criteria to evaluate people who tested positive on the screening survey. There were three clinically definite cases of multiple sclerosis (21/100,000). This is the first prevalence survey for multiple sclerosis in a large developing country.

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Neurology®
Volume 38 • Number 5 • May 1988
Pages: 727
PubMed: 3362370

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© 1988 by Edgell Communications, Inc.

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N. E. Bharucha, MD
From the Departments of Neuroepidemiology (Drs. N. Bharucha, E. Bharucha, A. Bharucha, and Ms. Bhise) and Neurology (Dr. Singhal), Bombay Hospital, Medical Research Center, Bombay; the Department of Neurology (Drs. N. Bharucha and E.P. Bharucha), K.E.M. Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College, Bombay; the Department of Neurology (Dr. Wadia), Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Bombay; the Department of Neurology (Drs. Wadia and Singhal), J.J. Group of Hospitals and Grant Medical College, Bombay, India; the Neuroepidemiology Research Program and the Neurology Service (Dr. Kurtzke), Veterans Administration Medical Center, and the Departments of Neurology and Community Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC; and the Neuroepidemiology Branch (Dr. Schoenberg), National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
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E. P. Bharucha, MD
From the Departments of Neuroepidemiology (Drs. N. Bharucha, E. Bharucha, A. Bharucha, and Ms. Bhise) and Neurology (Dr. Singhal), Bombay Hospital, Medical Research Center, Bombay; the Department of Neurology (Drs. N. Bharucha and E.P. Bharucha), K.E.M. Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College, Bombay; the Department of Neurology (Dr. Wadia), Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Bombay; the Department of Neurology (Drs. Wadia and Singhal), J.J. Group of Hospitals and Grant Medical College, Bombay, India; the Neuroepidemiology Research Program and the Neurology Service (Dr. Kurtzke), Veterans Administration Medical Center, and the Departments of Neurology and Community Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC; and the Neuroepidemiology Branch (Dr. Schoenberg), National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
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N. H. Wadia, MD
From the Departments of Neuroepidemiology (Drs. N. Bharucha, E. Bharucha, A. Bharucha, and Ms. Bhise) and Neurology (Dr. Singhal), Bombay Hospital, Medical Research Center, Bombay; the Department of Neurology (Drs. N. Bharucha and E.P. Bharucha), K.E.M. Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College, Bombay; the Department of Neurology (Dr. Wadia), Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Bombay; the Department of Neurology (Drs. Wadia and Singhal), J.J. Group of Hospitals and Grant Medical College, Bombay, India; the Neuroepidemiology Research Program and the Neurology Service (Dr. Kurtzke), Veterans Administration Medical Center, and the Departments of Neurology and Community Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC; and the Neuroepidemiology Branch (Dr. Schoenberg), National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
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B. S. Singhal, MD
From the Departments of Neuroepidemiology (Drs. N. Bharucha, E. Bharucha, A. Bharucha, and Ms. Bhise) and Neurology (Dr. Singhal), Bombay Hospital, Medical Research Center, Bombay; the Department of Neurology (Drs. N. Bharucha and E.P. Bharucha), K.E.M. Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College, Bombay; the Department of Neurology (Dr. Wadia), Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Bombay; the Department of Neurology (Drs. Wadia and Singhal), J.J. Group of Hospitals and Grant Medical College, Bombay, India; the Neuroepidemiology Research Program and the Neurology Service (Dr. Kurtzke), Veterans Administration Medical Center, and the Departments of Neurology and Community Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC; and the Neuroepidemiology Branch (Dr. Schoenberg), National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
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A. E. Bharucha, MBBS
From the Departments of Neuroepidemiology (Drs. N. Bharucha, E. Bharucha, A. Bharucha, and Ms. Bhise) and Neurology (Dr. Singhal), Bombay Hospital, Medical Research Center, Bombay; the Department of Neurology (Drs. N. Bharucha and E.P. Bharucha), K.E.M. Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College, Bombay; the Department of Neurology (Dr. Wadia), Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Bombay; the Department of Neurology (Drs. Wadia and Singhal), J.J. Group of Hospitals and Grant Medical College, Bombay, India; the Neuroepidemiology Research Program and the Neurology Service (Dr. Kurtzke), Veterans Administration Medical Center, and the Departments of Neurology and Community Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC; and the Neuroepidemiology Branch (Dr. Schoenberg), National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
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A. V. Bhise, MSc
From the Departments of Neuroepidemiology (Drs. N. Bharucha, E. Bharucha, A. Bharucha, and Ms. Bhise) and Neurology (Dr. Singhal), Bombay Hospital, Medical Research Center, Bombay; the Department of Neurology (Drs. N. Bharucha and E.P. Bharucha), K.E.M. Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College, Bombay; the Department of Neurology (Dr. Wadia), Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Bombay; the Department of Neurology (Drs. Wadia and Singhal), J.J. Group of Hospitals and Grant Medical College, Bombay, India; the Neuroepidemiology Research Program and the Neurology Service (Dr. Kurtzke), Veterans Administration Medical Center, and the Departments of Neurology and Community Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC; and the Neuroepidemiology Branch (Dr. Schoenberg), National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
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J. F. Kurtzke, MD
From the Departments of Neuroepidemiology (Drs. N. Bharucha, E. Bharucha, A. Bharucha, and Ms. Bhise) and Neurology (Dr. Singhal), Bombay Hospital, Medical Research Center, Bombay; the Department of Neurology (Drs. N. Bharucha and E.P. Bharucha), K.E.M. Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College, Bombay; the Department of Neurology (Dr. Wadia), Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Bombay; the Department of Neurology (Drs. Wadia and Singhal), J.J. Group of Hospitals and Grant Medical College, Bombay, India; the Neuroepidemiology Research Program and the Neurology Service (Dr. Kurtzke), Veterans Administration Medical Center, and the Departments of Neurology and Community Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC; and the Neuroepidemiology Branch (Dr. Schoenberg), National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
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B. S. Schoenberg, MD, DrPH
From the Departments of Neuroepidemiology (Drs. N. Bharucha, E. Bharucha, A. Bharucha, and Ms. Bhise) and Neurology (Dr. Singhal), Bombay Hospital, Medical Research Center, Bombay; the Department of Neurology (Drs. N. Bharucha and E.P. Bharucha), K.E.M. Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College, Bombay; the Department of Neurology (Dr. Wadia), Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Bombay; the Department of Neurology (Drs. Wadia and Singhal), J.J. Group of Hospitals and Grant Medical College, Bombay, India; the Neuroepidemiology Research Program and the Neurology Service (Dr. Kurtzke), Veterans Administration Medical Center, and the Departments of Neurology and Community Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC; and the Neuroepidemiology Branch (Dr. Schoenberg), National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
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