Malignant multiple sclerosis: clinical and demographic prognostic factors
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Malignant multiple sclerosis: clinical and demographic prognostic factors.
Patients with malignant multiple sclerosis (MMS) reach a significant level of disability within a short period of time (Expanded Disability Status Scale score of 6 within five years). The clinical profile and progression of the disease were analyzed in a Brazilian cohort of 293 patients. Twenty-five (8,53%) patients were found to have MMS and were compared with the remaining 268 (91,47%). Women...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282x20170010