Considerations for Designing an Epidemiologic Study for Multiple Sclerosis and Other Neurologic Disorders in Pre and Post 9/11 Gulf War Veterans
Author | : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 51 |
Release | : 2015-12-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780309388689 |
ISBN-13 | : 0309388686 |
Rating | : 4/5 (686 Downloads) |
Download or read book Considerations for Designing an Epidemiologic Study for Multiple Sclerosis and Other Neurologic Disorders in Pre and Post 9/11 Gulf War Veterans written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2015-12-11 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In January 2015, the Institute of Medicine conducted a study to determine the incidence and prevalence, as well as the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurologic diseases as a result of service in the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf and post 9/11 Global Operations theaters. The other neurologic diseases to be considered include: Parkinson's disease, and brain cancers, as well as central nervous system abnormalities that are difficult to precisely diagnose. This report presents the committee's data collection and findings.