[Clinical and epidemiological peculiarities of multiple sclerosis in patients with different level of essential and toxic chemicals in blood serum].

Multiple sclerosis as it seen presently is a disease determined by the interaction of genetic and environmental factors. Risk factors are some chronic infections and living in ecological hazard areas. In this aspect, the authors review a role of metals which remains unclear so far. The paper presents the data on the effects of zinc, cadmium, lead and copper on the multiple sclerosis course.