Multiple Sclerosis That Is Progressive From the Time of Onset
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Multiple sclerosis that is progressive from the time of onset: clinical characteristics and progression of disability.
OBJECTIVE To use the new consensus definitions of primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) and progressive relapsing multiple sclerosis (PRMS) to report the demographic, clinical, and natural history characteristics of multiple sclerosis (MS) that is progressive from the time of onset. DESIGN Retrospective study by database/chart review and telephone interview. SETTING Multiple scleros...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Neurology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0003-9942
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.56.9.1138