Multiple sclerosis in childhood: Clinical features of 149 cases

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-46

  Ghezzi, A ^a   Deplano, V ^b   Faroni, J ^c   Grasso, M G ^c,d   Liguori, M ^e   Marrosu, G ^b   Pozzilli, C ^c   Simone, I L ^e   Zaffaroni, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Universit di Cagliari   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age of onset; Child neurology; Frequency; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ONSET AGE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SEX RATIO;

EID: 0030924858     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135245859700300105     Document Type: Article

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