Association of Neuromyelitis Optica With Severe and Intractable Pain
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Association of neuromyelitis optica with severe and intractable pain.
OBJECTIVE To contrast differences in pain and treatment outcomes between neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and multiple sclerosis (MS). DESIGN Retrospective, cross-sectional cohort study. SETTING Academic MS center. PATIENTS Complete ascertainment of an academic MS center cohort of NMO and an MS comparison sample cohort. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Current pain was quantified by a 10-point scale and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Neurology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0003-9942
DOI: 10.1001/archneurol.2012.768