Congenital adrenal hyperplasia and multiple sclerosis: Is there an increased risk of multiple sclerosis in individuals with congenital adrenal hyperplasia?

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1953-1955

  Bergamaschi, Roberto ^a   Livieri, Chiara ^b   Candeloro, Elisa ^a   Uggetti, Carla ^a   Franciotta, Diego ^a   Cosi, Vittorio ^a  

^a C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CHROMOSOME 6P; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CYP21 GENE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOGENE; RELAPSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEROID 21 MONOOXYGENASE DEFICIENCY; WHITE MATTER;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 10044250173     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.61.12.1953     Document Type: Article

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