Question 16: Any link between heavy metals like lead and MS?

Answer: Researchers have investigated heavy metals, but no strong link to MS has been found.

Please find below links to two reports written by some of the researchers who have been investigating this potential link.  The reports provide some background information on MS in general and the potential link to heavy metals.  They then discuss the research itself, including how they carried out the research, the results gained from their investigations, and what they believe these results show.

Heavy metals, organic solvents and multiple sclerosis: an exploratory look at gene-environment interactions

Searching for the Relationship between the Concentration of Heavy Metals in the Blood and the Clinical Course of Multiple Sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Study in Poland