Mangaiyarkarasy Swethakumar
PSG College of Technology, India
Publications
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Research Article
Systematic Review And Meta Analysis On Prevalence Of Opticospinal Multiple Sclerosis In Asian Population
Author(s): Benson Rayan*, Mangaiyarkarasy Swethakumar and J Poongothai
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system which is prevalent across the Western population. Employing current technologies, it has been discovered that a subtype of MS which results in severe damage of spinal cord and optic nerves exists in Asian populations. A binary random-effect meta-analysis carried out in the scope of this study illuminates the mean prevalence rate of OSMS in Asia, including studies from regions East Asia, Sound-East Asia, Central Asia, Middle Eastern. The findings estimated a mean prevalence ratio of around 0.340 of the selected 25 studies out of 117 screened studies with a confidence level of 95%. Regarding regional disparities in MS prevalence, Japan serves as an example of a country with moderate rates and a significant portion of the data used in this study is derived from the Japanese population. In contrast, count.. Read More»