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Review
. 2019 Dec;175(10):625-630.
doi: 10.1016/j.neurol.2019.07.014. Epub 2019 Oct 29.

Organic solvent exposure as a risk factor for multiple sclerosis: An updated review

A-M Landtblom  1 , A Kristoffersson  2 , I Boström  3
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Organic solvent exposure as a risk factor for multiple sclerosis: An updated review

A-M Landtblom et al. Rev Neurol (Paris). 2019 Dec.

Abstract

Organic solvents exposure has for a long time been suspected as a risk factor for developing multiple sclerosis. The evidence, containing case reports, case-control studies and cohort studies has been contradictory. An early meta-analysis, however, pointed to a doubled risk for MS. Recent major case-control studies confirm this, but also have elucidated the risk pattern, being dependent on another risk factor, i.e. smoking.

Keywords: Epidemiologic; Exposure; Multiple sclerosis; Organic solvents; Risk.

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