Pattern of presentation of multiple sclerosis in Saudi Arabia: Analysis based on clinical and paraclinical features

European Neurology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 182-186

  Daif, Abdulkader ^a,c   Al Rajeh, Saad ^a   Awada, Adnan ^b   Al Bunyan, Muneera ^a   Ogunniyi, Adesola ^a   Abduljabar, Mohammad ^a   Al Tahan, Abdulrahman ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^c KKUH   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Clinical presentation; Multiple sclerosis; Paraclinical tests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEURORADIOLOGY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RACE DIFFERENCE; SAUDI ARABIA;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ARABS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; RECURRENCE; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031957744     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000007931     Document Type: Article

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