Vitamin D and seasonal fluctuations of gadolinium-enhancing magnetic resonance imaging lesions in multiple sclerosis.
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1 Auer et al recently showed a striking, near sinusoidal annual variation in the number of active magnetic resonance imaging lesions in 53 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Their results provide solid support for past, less-well documented claims of seasonal fluctuation in MS disease activity. Furthermore, the seasonal fluctuation in lesion activity may provide an important clue for identifying environmental factors which are part of MS etiology.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of neurology
دوره 48 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000