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Is there a relationship between homes’ radon gas of MS and non-MS individuals, and the patients’ paraclinical magnetic resonance imaging and visually evoked potentials in Yazd-Iran?

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Long-term inhalation of radon gas can cause harm to humans and lead to many diseases. One of these diseases is multiple sclerosis (MS), the most common chronic disease of the central nervous system, which alters the brain structure and impedes the rapid transmission of nerve signals throughout the neuron system. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship of the radon gas concentration in residential homes of MS and non-MS individuals with their results of paraclinical MRI and VEP in Yazd City, Iran. The radon gas concentration was measured in residential homes of 44 people with MS and 100 healthy people. To this end, the questionnaire of radon gas monitoring in residential buildings was administered, and the radon gas concentration was measured by CR-39 detectors. The mean radon concentrations in the homes of MS and non-MS people were 69.51 and 70.83, respectively. A significant positive relationship was found between radon concentration and building's age (P = 0.038). Furthermore, radon concentration had a significant inverse relationship with the building’s ventilation (P = 0.053) and cooling systems (P = 0.021). No significant relationship was observed between total radon concentration and MS incidence (P = 0.88). Moreover, no significant correlation was found between radon concentration and location of the plaque in MRI test results of the patients. However, it showed an inverse non-significant correlation with the plaque’s number (r = − 0.12, P = 0.42). Further studies in this area are recommended.

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This study is a M.Sc thesis in Environmental health engineering and supported by Environmental Science and Technology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd.

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  1. Environmental Science and Technology Research Center, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

    Maryam Entezari, Mohammad Hassan Ehrampoush, Mahrokh Jalili, Zeynab Abbaszadeh Fathabadi, Monireh Fallah Yakhdani & Ali Asghar Ebrahimi

  2. Neurology Department, Shahid Sadoughi Hospital, Yazd University of Medical Science, Yazd, Iran

    Abolghasem Rahimdel

  3. Department of Biostatistics, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

    Mohsen Askar Shahi

  4. Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

    Naeimeh Keyghobady

  5. Student Research Committee, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

    Mahrokh Jalili

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Entezari, M., Ehrampoush, M.H., Rahimdel, A. et al. Is there a relationship between homes’ radon gas of MS and non-MS individuals, and the patients’ paraclinical magnetic resonance imaging and visually evoked potentials in Yazd-Iran?. Environ Sci Pollut Res 28, 8907–8914 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-10580-y

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