title: A new multiple sclerosis epidemic? A pilot survey.
abstract: There may be an increasing incidence of multiple sclerosis in South Africa. All newly-diagnosed white Afrikaans-speaking patients from the Pretoria area were examined over a 12-month period and 5 new cases were diagnosed. This is a highly significant rise over the expected 0,2/100 000/year (P less than 0,001).
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013019:South Africa; D044465:White People