Complementary and alternative medicine in multiple sclerosis
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Complementary and alternative medicine and multiple sclerosis.
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is used by one-half to three-fourths of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Although it is used widely, CAM may not be discussed during a conventional medical visit. In MS, CAM therapies exhibit a broad range of risk-benefit profiles; some of these therapies are low risk and possibly beneficial, whereas others are ineffective, dangerous, or unstudied. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0028-3878,1526-632X
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000000307