Rehabilitation in progressive multiple sclerosis
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Symptomatic Therapy and Rehabilitation in Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system and a major cause of chronic neurological disability in young adults. Primary progressive MS (PPMS) constitutes about 10% of cases, and is characterized by a steady decline in function with no acute attacks. The rate of deterioration from disease onset is more rapid than relapsing remitting...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Swiss Archives of Neurology, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2297-7007
DOI: 10.4414/sanp.2018.00592