Why this is not multiple sclerosis: a case based approach
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Why this is not multiple sclerosis: a case based approach.
OBJECTIVE To present a case series of patients previously diagnosed as multiple sclerosis (MS) which were later confirmed as an alternative diagnosis, and describe the clinical and paraclinical signs that led to this change. METHOD Nine patients are described. We reviewed the patient's clinical chart, magnetic resonance images (MRI) and cerebrospinal fluid. RESULTS There was a mean of three...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1678-4227,0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282x20150163