Self-Assessment of Neurologic Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 207-211

  Ratzker, Paul K ^a   Feldman, Jeffrey M ^a   Scheinberg, Labe C ^a   Larocca, Nicholas G ^b   Smith, Charles R ^c   Giesser, Barbara S ^d   Aisen, Mindy L ^e  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b National Multiple Sclerosis Society   (United States)

^c ST AGNES HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e Burke Relzabilitation Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Kurtzke EDSS; Multiple sclerosis; Neurologic impairment; Self assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EXAMINATION;

EID: 0031437939     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154596839701100402     Document Type: Article

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