Research objective is to investigate the seasonal pattern to multiple sclerosis (MS) in newborns in the Republic of Bashkortostan (RB) depending on months of year in comparison with the RB population. Materials. Months of the birth of 1224 patients with MS republican have been analyzed in the center of the Republic of Bashkortostan (Ufa). The data of patients were compared to the data of birth rate in the RB within a year. Results. The majority of patients was born in May (12%), and the minimal amount of patients was determined in November (5.6%) and December (4.4%) that authentically differs from the rate of birth in various months of the year in the RB (p<0.05). Conclusion. Data provided by foreign researchers concerning influence of such environmental factor as insolation on pre-natal development were confirmed in the work.
Magzhanov R.V., Sharafutdinova L.R., Bakhtiyarova K.Z. Seasonal pattern to multiple sclerosis in newborns in Bashkortostan // Saratov Journal of Medical Scientific Research, Vol. 9, Issue 4, 2013, pp. 697-699